A Bear Story Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCDD EFGGAA BBHHIIJJ KKLLCCM NNO PPAA QQBBR HH| skeered of him | A |
| An' he lived in a cave where he | B |
| Was confortubbul as could be | B |
| An' in that cave so my Pa said | C |
| Jim always kept a stock of bread | C |
| An' honey so that he could treat | D |
| The boys an' girls along his street | D |
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| An' all that Jim could say was 'Woof ' | - |
| An' give a grunt that went like 'Soof ' | - |
| An' Pa says when his grunt went off | E |
| It sounded jus' like Grandpa's cough | F |
| Or like our Jerry when he's mad | G |
| An' growls at peddler men that's bad | G |
| While grown ups were afraid of Jim | A |
| Kids could do anything with him | A |
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| One day a little boy like me | B |
| That had a sister Marjorie | B |
| Was walking through the woods an' they | H |
| Heard something 'woofing' down that way | H |
| An' they was scared an' stood stock still | I |
| An' wished they had a gun to kill | I |
| Whatever 'twas but little boys | J |
| Don't have no guns that make a noise | J |
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| An' soon the 'woofing' closer grew | K |
| An' then a bear came into view | K |
| The biggest bear you ever saw | L |
| Ma's muff was smaller than his paw | L |
| He saw the children an' he said | C |
| 'I ain't a goin' to kill you dead | C |
| You needn't turn away an' run | M |
| I'm only scarin' you for fun ' | - |
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| An' then he stood up just like those | N |
| Big bears in circuses an' shows | N |
| An' danced a jig an' rolled about | O |
| An' said 'Woof Woof ' which meant 'Look out ' | - |
| An' turned a somersault as slick | P |
| As any boy can do the trick | P |
| Those children had been told of Jim | A |
| An' they decided it was him | A |
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| They stroked his nose when they got brave | Q |
| An' followed him into his cave | Q |
| An' Jim asked them if they liked honey | B |
| They said they did Said Jim 'That's funny | B |
| I've asked a thousand boys or so | R |
| That question an' not one's said no ' | - |
| What happened then I cannot say | H |
| 'Cause next I knew 'twas light as day | H |
Edgar Albert Guest
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