The Genesis Of Embarrassment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEEFFAAGGHBAA| When Adam first saw Eve he said | A |
| 'O lovely creature share my bed ' | B |
| Before consenting she her gaze | C |
| Fixed on the greensward to appraise | C |
| As well as vision could avouch | D |
| The value of the proffered couch | D |
| And seeing that the grass was green | E |
| And neatly clipped with a machine | E |
| Observing that the flow'rs were rare | F |
| Varieties and some were fair | F |
| The posts of precious woods besprent | A |
| With fragrant balsams diffluent | A |
| And all things suited to her worth | G |
| She raised her angel eyes from earth | G |
| To his and blushing to confess | H |
| Murmured 'I love you Adam yes ' | B |
| Since then her daughters it is said | A |
| Look always down when asked to wed | A |
Ambrose Bierce
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