Life; The Classroom Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHI JKJGLLMNNML OOOP QRQSQTQUVQWXQQU YYYZV A2B2QB2C2D2QQQE2F2G2 H2 QQQQQ E2DI2J2D2AQK2L2QAM2Each time I took a test I was learning | A |
A certificate must be a ticket to better earnings | B |
I took studies on self worth | C |
Contentment was no sentiment | D |
The tutor taught us to keep our eyes | E |
On our own papers | F |
Sometimes I became a hater | G |
Because the tutor gave simple examples | H |
And complex exercises | I |
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The primary aim is to learn | J |
We experiment and experience | K |
But the secondary aim is to earn | J |
At leisure | G |
It pleasures only a few to swot up | L |
In case of a pop up | L |
Some have the knowledge | M |
But would never pen it down | N |
Some pen it down | N |
But never have the courage | M |
To speak up | L |
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Tutorials are optional | O |
Lectures are essential | O |
Every moment markets an individual | O |
And the chance to new discoveries | P |
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The ones who sleep in class | Q |
And the ones who can t wait | R |
To get out of class | Q |
The ones who love power play | S |
The good the bad the uglies | Q |
The bullies and the bullied | T |
The geniuses and the dummies | Q |
The uniquely gifted and the ordinary | U |
The focused and the distracted | V |
The ones who move in crowds | Q |
And the ones who dwell in solitude | W |
The peer pressured | X |
And their peer pressures | Q |
The ones who strive to be like the tutor s | Q |
And the ones who easily create humour | U |
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Break time s always our fun time | Y |
Fun time s the only time | Y |
We forget to keep track of time | Y |
And the hours go by | Z |
While we re absent minded | V |
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My momma said | A2 |
The best job I could get is with a certificate | B2 |
An incentive I knew this was | Q |
Still I couldn t wait to graduate | B2 |
But when I did I realized that | C2 |
Life itself is a bigger classroom | D2 |
Levels and ranks | Q |
Seniority pranks | Q |
A few friends from class | Q |
Became friends for life | E2 |
Some others promised | F2 |
To stay in touch | G2 |
But never really tried | H2 |
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Distance broke some connections | Q |
And connection broke some distances | Q |
How ironic the classroom is | Q |
The labor market can change classes of individuals | Q |
And individuals can change the better their chances | Q |
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That s why when I take the test of life | E2 |
I m independent | D |
Eyes on my script | I2 |
I hardly compete | J2 |
In life The classroom | D2 |
Practical is everything | A |
From experiences | Q |
It must be critically critiqued | K2 |
Pay less attention if it doesn t let you depict | L2 |
Follow your instincts | Q |
There s always a price for the outstanding | A |
But don t expect a prize when you re standing out | M2 |
Ajiboye Temitopelodobaba
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