The Man Who's Down Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB DDBB| IT is well enough to cheer for the brother who is up | A |
| It is fine to praise the brother who has captured victory's cup | A |
| But don't keep your kind words always for the man who's won renown | B |
| For the boy who really needs them is the fellow who is down | B |
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| Give a cheer when men deserve it shout your praise for them to hear | C |
| Don't reserve your admiration till a man is on his bier | C |
| But remember as you wander every day about the town | B |
| That a kind word will work wonders for the brother who is down | B |
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| For the man on top is happy and he has a thousand friends | D |
| He can always get a kind word no matter where he wends | D |
| But the brother who is striving to attain a laurel crown | B |
| Often needs a friend to help him Don't neglect the brother down | B |
Edgar Albert Guest
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