A Demagogue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCB DEFFE GHIIH JKLL GGMMG| Yawp yawp yawp | A |
| Under the moon and sun | B |
| It's aye the rabble | C |
| And I to gabble | C |
| And hey for the tale that is never done | B |
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| 'Chant chant chant | D |
| To woo the reluctant vote | E |
| I would I were dead | F |
| And my say were said | F |
| And my song were sung to its ultimate note | E |
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| 'Stab stab stab | G |
| Ah the weapon between my teeth | H |
| I'm sick of the flash of it | I |
| See how the slash of it | I |
| Misses the foeman to mangle the sheath | H |
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| 'Boom boom boom | J |
| I'm beating the mammoth drum | K |
| My nethermost tripes | L |
| I blow into the pipes | L |
| It's oh for the honors that never come ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Twas the dolorous blab | G |
| Of a tramping 'scab' | G |
| 'Twas the eloquent Swift | M |
| Of the marvelous gift | M |
| The wild weird wonderful gift of gab | G |
Ambrose Bierce
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