The Woman And The Devil Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE FEF GHG IJIJ| When Man and Woman had been made | A |
| All but the disposition | B |
| The Devil to the workshop strayed | A |
| And somehow gained admission | B |
| - | |
| The Master rested from his work | C |
| For this was on a Sunday | D |
| The man was snoring like a Turk | C |
| Content to wait till Monday | E |
| - | |
| 'Too bad ' the Woman cried 'Oh why | F |
| Does slumber not benumb me | E |
| A disposition Oh I die | F |
| To know if 'twill become me ' | - |
| - | |
| The Adversary said 'No doubt | G |
| 'Twill be extremely fine ma'am | H |
| Though sure 'tis long to be without | G |
| I beg to lend you mine ma'am ' | - |
| - | |
| The Devil's disposition when | I |
| She'd got of course she wore it | J |
| For she'd no disposition then | I |
| Nor now has to restore it | J |
Ambrose Bierce
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