He Was Lucky Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBC DEFG ACHB| The old man | A |
| leaves his house carries books | B |
| A German soldier snatches his books | B |
| flings them in the mud | C |
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| - | |
| The old man picks them up | D |
| the soldier hits him in the face | E |
| The old man falls | F |
| the soldier kicks him and walks away | G |
| - | |
| - | |
| The old man | A |
| lies in mud and blood | C |
| Under him he feels | H |
| the books | B |
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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