A Boy And His Dog Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC AADDCC EEFFCC| A boy and his dog make a glorious pair | A |
| No better friendship is found anywhere | A |
| For they talk and they walk and they run and they play | B |
| And they have their deep secrets for many a day | B |
| And that boy has a comrade who thinks and who feels | C |
| Who walks down the road with a dog at his heels | C |
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| He may go where he will and his dog will be there | A |
| May revel in mud and his dog will not care | A |
| Faithful he'll stay for the slightest command | D |
| And bark with delight at the touch of his hand | D |
| Oh he owns a treasure which nobody steals | C |
| Who walks down the road with a dog at his heels | C |
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| No other can lure him away from his side | E |
| He's proof against riches and station and pride | E |
| Fine dress does not charm him and flattery's breath | F |
| Is lost on the dog for he's faithful to death | F |
| He sees the great soul which the body conceals | C |
| Oh it's great to be young with a dog at your heels | C |
Edgar Albert Guest
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