Contradictin' Joe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAB CCC DDD EEE FFF DDD GGG| Heard of Contradictin' Joe | A |
| Most contrary man I know | A |
| Always sayin' 'That's not so ' | B |
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| Nothing's ever said but he | C |
| Steps right up to disagree | C |
| Quarrelsome as he can be | C |
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| If you start in to recite | D |
| All the details of a fight | D |
| He'll butt in to set you right | D |
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| Start a story that is true | E |
| He'll begin correctin' you | E |
| Make you out a liar too | E |
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| Mention time o' year or day | F |
| Makes no difference what you say | F |
| Nothing happened just that way | F |
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| Bet you when his soul takes flight | D |
| An' the angels talk at night | D |
| He'll butt in to set 'em right | D |
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| There where none should have complaints | G |
| He will be with 'no's' and 'ain'ts' | G |
| Contradictin' all the saints | G |
Edgar Albert Guest
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