The Tables Turned Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHI JKL| Over the man the street car ran | A |
| And the driver did never grin | B |
| 'O killer of men pray tell me when | C |
| Your laughter means to begin | B |
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| 'Ten years to a day I've observed you slay | D |
| And I never have missed before | E |
| Your jubilant peals as your crunching wheels | F |
| Were spattered with human gore | E |
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| 'Why is it my boy that you smother your joy | G |
| And why do you make no sign | H |
| Of the merry mind that is dancing behind | I |
| A solemner face than mine ' | - |
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| The driver replied 'I would laugh till I cried | J |
| If I had bisected you | K |
| But I'd like to explain if I can for the pain | L |
| 'T is myself that I've cut in two ' | - |
Ambrose Bierce
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