He Was Lucky Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABBC DEFG ACHB

The old manA
leaves his house carries booksB
A German soldier snatches his booksB
flings them in the mudC
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The old man picks them upD
the soldier hits him in the faceE
The old man fallsF
the soldier kicks him and walks awayG
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The old manA
lies in mud and bloodC
Under him he feelsH
the booksB

Anna Swirszczynska



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Juan Carlos Silva Mendoza: Hi. In Hilda Schiff introduction to her book 'Holocaust poetry' she says that this is a 'humorous poem'. I really don't understand why she says that. Can anybody explain it to me?
Juan Carlos Silva Mendoza: Hi. In Hilda Schiff introduction to her book "Holocaust poetry" she says that this is a "humorous poem". I really don't understand why she says that. Can anybody explain it to me?
 

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