Safety-clutch Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACA DED AFAF FGFG HIHI JBJB EKEK LJLJ JJJJ JMJM MNMN MOPO| Once I seen a human ruin | A |
| In a elevator well | B |
| And his members was bestrewin' | A |
| All the place where he had fell | B |
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| And I says apostrophisin' | A |
| That uncommon woful wreck | C |
| 'Your position's so surprisin' | A |
| That I tremble for your neck ' | - |
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| Then that ruin smilin' sadly | D |
| And impressive up and spoke | E |
| 'Well I wouldn't tremble badly | D |
| For it's been a fortnight broke ' | - |
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| Then for further comprehension | A |
| Of his attitude he begs | F |
| I will focus my attention | A |
| On his various arms and legs | F |
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| How they all are contumacious | F |
| Where they each respective lie | G |
| How one trotter proves ungracious | F |
| T' other one an alibi | G |
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| These particulars is mentioned | H |
| For to show his dismal state | I |
| Which I wasn't first intentioned | H |
| To specifical relate | I |
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| None is worser to be dreaded | J |
| That I ever have heard tell | B |
| Than the gent's who there was spreaded | J |
| In that elevator well | B |
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| Now this tale is allegoric | E |
| It is figurative all | K |
| For the well is metaphoric | E |
| And the feller didn't fall | K |
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| I opine it isn't moral | L |
| For a writer man to cheat | J |
| And despise to wear a laurel | L |
| As was gotten by deceit | J |
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| For 'tis Politics intended | J |
| By the elevator mind | J |
| It will boost a person splendid | J |
| If his talent is the kind | J |
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| Col Bryan had the talent | J |
| For the busted man is him | M |
| And it shot him up right gallant | J |
| Till his head began to swim | M |
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| Then the rope it broke above him | M |
| And he painful came to earth | N |
| Where there's nobody to love him | M |
| For his detrimented worth | N |
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| Though he's living' none would know him | M |
| Or at leastwise not as such | O |
| Moral of this woful poem | P |
| Frequent oil your safety clutch | O |
Ambrose Bierce
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