The Grain Tribute Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCADEFGHIJKLEMN| There came an officer knocking by night at my door | A |
| In a loud voice demanding grain tribute | B |
| My house servants dared not wait till the morning | C |
| But brought candles and set them on the barn floor | A |
| Passed through the sieve clean washed as pearls | D |
| A whole cart load thirty bushels of grain | E |
| But still they cry that it is not paid in full | F |
| With whips and curses they goad my servants and boys | G |
| Once in error I entered public life | H |
| I am inwardly ashamed that my talents were not sufficient | I |
| In succession I occupied four official posts | J |
| For doing nothing ten years salary | K |
| Often have I heard that saying of ancient men | L |
| That good and ill follow in an endless chain | E |
| And to day it ought to set my heart at rest | M |
| To return to others the corn in my great barn | N |
Bai Juyi
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