The Sulkers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBC CDDEEF GGHHII JJKKLL| se | A |
| It has no time to stop and pet | B |
| The sulker in a peevish fret | B |
| Who wails he'll neither work nor play | C |
| - | |
| Because things haven't gone his way | C |
| The world keeps plodding right along | D |
| And gives its favors right or wrong | D |
| To all who have the grit to work | E |
| Regardless of the fool or shirk | E |
| The world says this to every man | F |
| 'Go out and do the best you can ' | - |
| - | |
| The world's too busy to implore | G |
| The beaten one to try once more | G |
| 'Twill help him if he wants to rise | H |
| And boost him if he bravely tries | H |
| And shows determination grim | I |
| But it won't stop to baby him | I |
| - | |
| The world is occupied with men | J |
| Who fall but quickly rise again | J |
| But those who whine because they're hit | K |
| And step aside to sulk a bit | K |
| Are doomed some day to wake and find | L |
| The world has left them far behind | L |
Edgar Albert Guest
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