An Uncle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDDD DDEEFFGG DDHHIIJJ KKLLMMDD| BEIN' uncle to the kids | A |
| Laughin' lips an' drowsy lids | A |
| Grimy hands an' tattered clothes | B |
| Cheeks as red as any rose | C |
| Willie Browns an' Jimmy Whites | D |
| Sarah Smiths an' Mabel Brights | D |
| One an' all I 'm glad t' see | D |
| Love t' hear 'em 'uncle' me | D |
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| Want no child t' 'mister' me | D |
| Don't want no formality | D |
| When a youngster's playin' round | E |
| Uncle has a sweeter sound | E |
| Seems there's somethin' in the name | F |
| Takes your heart an' grips the same | F |
| In a way that makes you feel | G |
| Love is somethin' that is real | G |
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| Been their uncle now for years | D |
| I have brushed away the tears | D |
| Of the little tots when they | H |
| Hurt themselves while at their play | H |
| Nursed stone bruises When they fell | I |
| Kissed the lumps t' make 'em well | I |
| Seen 'em grow t' handsome men | J |
| Uncle to their children then | J |
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| Ruther be an uncle than | K |
| Any other famous man | K |
| Ruther have the children come | L |
| Blowin' horn an' beatin' drum | L |
| After me when I go by | M |
| Laughin' like a summer sky | M |
| Than be great an' miss the joys | D |
| Of the little girls an' boys | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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