The Burned Child Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF| Love has had his way with me | A |
| This my heart is torn and maimed | B |
| Since he took his play with me | A |
| Cruel well the bow boy aimed | B |
| - | |
| Shot and saw the feathered shaft | C |
| Dripping bright and bitter red | D |
| He that shrugged his wings and laughed | C |
| Better had he left me dead | D |
| - | |
| Sweet why do you plead me then | E |
| Who have bled so sore of that | F |
| Could I bear it once again | E |
| Drop a hat dear drop a hat | F |
Dorothy Parker
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