The Sorry Hostess Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL MNMNDODO| She said she was sorry the weather was bad | A |
| The night that she asked us to dine | B |
| And she really appeared inexpressibly sad | A |
| Because she had hoped 'twould be fine | B |
| She was sorry to hear that my wife had a cold | C |
| And she almost shed tears over that | D |
| And how sorry she was she most feelingly told | C |
| That the steam wasn't on in the flat | D |
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| She was sorry she hadn't asked others to come | E |
| She might just as well have had eight | F |
| She said she was downcast and terribly glum | E |
| Because her dear husband was late | F |
| She apologized then for the home she was in | G |
| For the state of the rugs and the chairs | H |
| For the children who made such a horrible din | G |
| And then for the squeak in the stairs | H |
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| When the dinner began she apologized twice | I |
| For the olives because they were small | J |
| She was certain the celery too wasn't nice | I |
| And the soup didn't suit her at all | J |
| She was sorry she couldn't get whitefish instead | K |
| Of the trout that the fishmonger sent | L |
| But she hoped that we'd manage somehow to be fed | K |
| Though her dinner was not what she meant | L |
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| She spoke her regrets for the salad and then | M |
| Explained she was really much hurt | N |
| And begged both our pardons again and again | M |
| For serving a skimpy dessert | N |
| She was sorry for this and sorry for that | D |
| Though there really was nothing to blame | O |
| But I thought to myself as I put on my hat | D |
| Perhaps she is sorry we came | O |
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