The Battler Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCDC A AEFGC D DCCCH C CBIIC| 'Could you give me a bite to eat ' said he | A |
| As he tarried by my back door | B |
| And I thought of the dull lean days that be | A |
| As I glanced at the clothes he wore | B |
| Patched in places and worn and old | C |
| Yet cosy enough to fend the cold | C |
| And I caught the glint of his gay blue eye | D |
| Sure sign of his slogan 'Never say die' | C |
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| 'Could you spare me a trifle to eat ' said he | A |
| 'For it's tough on a man these days ' | - |
| Then somehow or other it seemed to me | A |
| Some trick of his voice or ways | E |
| Stirred half lost thought But I let it go | F |
| As he said that his tea was 'pretty low' | G |
| And his sugar bag too was 'well nigh out' | C |
| 'Tho' I'd hate' he added 'to put you about ' | - |
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| 'Could you do with a couple of chops ' said I | D |
| 'Some eggs and a ration of bread ' | - |
| 'Why mister that would be comin' it high | D |
| It's a feed for a king ' he said | C |
| So with this and a trifle of sugar and tea | C |
| Tucked under his arm 'Thanks boss' said he | C |
| 'It's hard on the roads when yer out of a job | H |
| D'yeh think yeh'd be missin' a couple o' bob ' | - |
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| 'One minute ' I bade him as memory stirred | C |
| 'Have I ever seen you before ' | - |
| 'Seen me ' said he 'Why upon my word | C |
| For the half o' my life or more | B |
| I been comin' round nigh every year | I |
| An' I never yet drawed a blank not 'ere | I |
| An' I'll say this for yeh you ain't too bad | C |
| As a regular customer best I've 'ad ' | - |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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