I Wish I Was The Wizard Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IDIDJKJK LMIMNONO PQPQRSRS QDQDTUVU WXWXADAD| I wish I was a tin man | A |
| Out there cutting wood | B |
| I'd rely upon the lube can | A |
| To keep my elbows good | B |
| All day I'd task and toil | C |
| Until it's time for tea | D |
| And then I'd take a squirt of oil | C |
| To keep my knee joints free | D |
| - | |
| I'd dream about a girlfriend | E |
| My dreams then turn to dust | F |
| I comprehend at daytime's end | E |
| I'm just a heap of rust | F |
| I'll never find a maid of tin | G |
| It's tearing me apart | H |
| As when I search my soul within | G |
| I find I have no heart | H |
| - | |
| I wish I was a scarecrow | I |
| Out living in a lea | D |
| But all the critters there though | I |
| Just jest and laugh at me | D |
| I stand about with outspread arms | J |
| Scaring off the birds | K |
| I'm seldom heard around the farms | J |
| I'm always lost for words | K |
| - | |
| I dream about a girl of straw | L |
| Lithe enough to squeeze | M |
| My dreams then turn to chaff and so | I |
| They blow off in the breeze | M |
| I'll never get a spouse of hay | N |
| My dreams swill down the drain | O |
| I wouldn't know just what to say | N |
| I haven't got a brain | O |
| - | |
| I wish I was a lion brave | P |
| Roaring mighty roars | Q |
| Seeing off my foes to save | P |
| The world from mighty wars | Q |
| I'd spend my time a prowling | R |
| Vaunting round with pride | S |
| Snarling and a growling | R |
| But all I do is hide | S |
| - | |
| I wish I had a lioness | Q |
| To hunt and ply for me | D |
| But that will never be I guess | Q |
| I'm cowardly you see | D |
| I have no courage for to ask | T |
| A feline for a date | U |
| I have no luck I have no pluck | V |
| I'll never find a mate | U |
| - | |
| So I wish I was the wizard | W |
| To save me from the storm | X |
| My life is such a blizzard | W |
| But who will keep me warm | X |
| I long to be a magic man | A |
| The future I'd foresee | D |
| But then again a better plan | A |
| I'd rather just be me | D |
Alan S Jeeves
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