A Preference Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IGIGJGJG| I''D rather be considered dull | A |
| Than use my brain denouncing things | B |
| I'd rather not be critical | A |
| And utter words that carry stings | B |
| I'd rather never speak at all | C |
| Than speak as one who seems to feel | D |
| That other's faults howe'er so small | C |
| It proves him clever to reveal | D |
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| I have no wish to pose on earth | E |
| As born to judge my fellow men | F |
| I'd rather praise them for their worth | E |
| If failures bid them try again | F |
| If faulty effort I behold | G |
| In silence let me pass it by | H |
| If I must leave it unextolled | G |
| At least the toiler shall not sigh | H |
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| No reputation would I gain | I |
| For wisdom if in gaining it | G |
| I cause some humble worker pain | I |
| And wound him by my flash of wit | G |
| There is no cleverness in sneers | J |
| A fool can scoff in manner pert | G |
| Great wisdom by this test appears | J |
| In never saying things that hurt | G |
Edgar Albert Guest
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