Surprised Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB C D E F G H I J KKL| 'O son of mine age these eyes lose their fire | A |
| Be eyes I pray to thy dying sire ' | B |
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| 'O father fear not for mine eyes are bright | C |
| I read through a millstone at dead of night ' | - |
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| 'My son O tell me who are those men | D |
| Rushing like pigs to the feeding pen ' | - |
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| 'Welcomers they of a statesman grand | E |
| They'll shake and then they will pocket his hand ' | - |
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| 'Sagacious youth with the wondrous eye | F |
| They seem to throw up their headgear Why ' | - |
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| 'Because they've thrown up their hands until O | G |
| They're so tired and dinners they've none to throw ' | - |
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| 'My son my son though dull are mine ears | H |
| I hear a great sound like the people's cheers ' | - |
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| 'He's thanking them father with tears in his eyes | I |
| For giving him lately that fine surprise ' | - |
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| 'My memory fails as I near mine end | J |
| How did they astonish their grateful friend ' | - |
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| 'By letting him buy like apples or oats | K |
| With that which has made him so good the votes | K |
| Which make him so wise and grand and great | L |
| Now father please die for 'tis growing late ' | - |
Ambrose Bierce
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