The Humorist Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA C D E F| 'What is that mother ' | A |
| 'The funny man child | B |
| His hands are black but his heart is mild ' | A |
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| 'May I touch him mother ' | - |
| ''T were foolishly done | C |
| He is slightly touched already my son ' | - |
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| 'O why does he wear such a ghastly grin ' | - |
| 'That's the outward sign of a joke within ' | - |
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| 'Will he crack it mother ' | - |
| 'Not so my saint | D |
| 'T is meant for the Saturday Livercomplaint ' | - |
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| 'Does he suffer mother ' | - |
| 'God help him yes | E |
| A thousand and fifty kinds of distress ' | - |
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| 'What makes him sweat so ' | - |
| 'The demons that lurk | F |
| In the fear of having to go to work ' | - |
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| 'Why doesn't he end then his life with a rope ' | - |
| 'Abolition of Hell has deprived him of hope ' | - |
Ambrose Bierce
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