Mrs. Mulligatawny Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF GGHHIIDDEEFF CCJJKKLLEEFF| Mrs Mulligatawny said I'm sure it's going to rain | A |
| Mr Mulligatawny said To me it's very plain | A |
| William Mulligatawny said It must rain anyhow | B |
| Mary Mulligatawny said I feel it raining now | B |
| And yet there were no clouds in sight and 'twas a pleasant day | C |
| But Mrs Mulligatawny always liked to have her way | C |
| With Mrs Mulligatawny the family all agreed | D |
| For all the Mulligatawnys feared her very much indeed | D |
| And did whenever they were bid | E |
| As Mrs Mulligatawny did | E |
| And tried to think as they were taught | F |
| As Mrs Mulligatawny thought | F |
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| Mrs Mulligatawny said Now two and two are three | G |
| Mr Mulligatawny said I'm sure they ought to be | G |
| William Mulligatawny said Arithmetic is wrong | H |
| Mary Mulligatawny said It's been so all along | H |
| Now two and two do not make three and three they never were | I |
| But Mrs Mulligatawny said 'twas near enough for her | I |
| With Mrs Mulligatawny the family all agreed | D |
| For all the Mulligatawnys feared her very much indeed | D |
| And did whenever they were bid | E |
| As Mrs Mulligatawny did | E |
| And tried to think as they were taught | F |
| As Mrs Mulligatawny thought | F |
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| Mrs Mulligatawny fell out of the world one day | C |
| Mr Mulligatawny said I don't know what to say | C |
| William Mulligatawny said I don't know what to do | J |
| Mary Mulligatawny said I feel the same as you | J |
| Mrs Mulligatawny left the family sitting there | K |
| They couldn't think they couldn't move because they didn't dare | K |
| For Mrs Mulligatawny had always thought for them | L |
| And all the Mulligatawnys thought the same as Mrs M | L |
| And did whenever they were bid | E |
| As Mrs Mulligatawny did | E |
| And tried to think as they were taught | F |
| As Mrs Mulligatawny thought | F |
Arthur Macy
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