James And The Shoulder Of Mutton Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD E F G H BI JKLM NOP QRSR TUVU WXY ZA2B2A2 FOBYOUNG Jem at noon return'd from school | A |
As hungry as could be | B |
He cried to Sue the servant maid | C |
'My dinner give to me ' | D |
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Said Sue 'It is not yet come home | E |
Besides it is not late ' | - |
'No matter that ' cries little Jem | F |
'I do not like to wait ' | - |
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Quick to the baker's Jemmy went | G |
And ask'd 'Is dinner done ' | - |
'It is ' replied the baker's man | H |
'Then home with it I'll run ' | - |
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'Nay Sir ' replied he prudently | B |
'I tell you 'tis too hot | I |
And much too heavy 'tis for you ' | - |
'I tell you it is not ' | - |
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'Papa mamma are both gone out | J |
And I for dinner long | K |
So give it me it is all mine | L |
And baker hold your tongue | M |
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'A shoulder 'tis of mutton nice | N |
And batter pudding too | O |
I'm glad of that it is so good | P |
How clever is our Sue ' | - |
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Now near the door young Jem was come | Q |
He round the corner turn'd | R |
But oh sad fate unlucky chance | S |
The dish his fingers burn'd | R |
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Now in the kennel down fell dish | T |
And down fell all the meat | U |
Swift went the pudding in the stream | V |
And sail'd along the street | U |
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The people laugh'd and rude boys grinn'd | W |
At mutton's hapless fall | X |
But though ashamed young Jemmy cried | Y |
'Better lose part than all ' | - |
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The shoulder by the knuckle seized | Z |
His hands both grasp'd it fast | A2 |
And deaf to all their gibes and cries | B2 |
He gain'd his home at last | A2 |
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'Impatience is a fault ' cries Jem | F |
'The baker told me true | O |
In future I will patient be | B |
And mind what says our Sue ' | - |
Ann Taylor
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