The Shovel Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKL| On the street | A |
| Slung on his shoulder is a handle half way across | B |
| Tied in a big knot on the scoop of cast iron | C |
| Are the overalls faded from sun and rain in the ditches | D |
| Spatter of dry clay sticking yellow on his left sleeve | E |
| And a flimsy shirt open at the throat | F |
| I know him for a shovel man | G |
| A dago working for a dollar six bits a day | H |
| And a dark eyed woman in the old country dreams of | I |
| him for one of the world's ready men with a pair | J |
| of fresh lips and a kiss better than all the wild | K |
| grapes that ever grew in Tuscany | L |
Carl Sandburg
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