He Struck Me! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEEFGA AHHIIJJKAK| HE struck me | A |
| A man I scarce knew 'though he had | B |
| my name | C |
| Came into my office repeating the same | C |
| And talked for a moment of this and of that | D |
| Remarked that he thought I was putting on fat | D |
| Referred to the weather repeated a tale | E |
| That I laughed at because 'twas exceedingly stale | E |
| And then when I said 'I am busy today | F |
| Whatever you've come for I wish you would say ' | G |
| He struck me | A |
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| He struck me | A |
| He struck me without any reason at all | H |
| For a second I staggered and thought I should fall | H |
| This stranger who'd asked of the health of my wife | I |
| My cousins and aunts and had picked up my knife | I |
| To manicure nicely his finger nails while | J |
| He used up my time in his own breezy style | J |
| But I said 'Make it short I am busy ' and then | K |
| He struck me | A |
| Yes boldly he struck me for ten | K |
Edgar Albert Guest
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