Christmas At The Orphanage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDD EFGDHGD| But if they'd give us toys and twice the stuff most | A |
| parents splurge on the average kid orphans I submit need more than enough | B |
| in fact stacks wrapped with our names nearly hid | C |
| the tree these sparkling allotments yearly | D |
| guaranteed a lack of what family | D |
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| I knew exactly what it was I missed as we were lined up number rank and file | E |
| to share my pals' tearing open their piles | F |
| meant sealing the self the child that wanted | G |
| to scream at all You stole those gifts from me | D |
| whose birthday is worth such words The wish lists | H |
| they'd made us write out in May lay granted | G |
| against starred branches I said I'm sorry | D |
Bill Knott
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