The Test Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHAHIEJE KL LMEN| You can brag about the famous men you know | A |
| You may boast about the great men you have met | B |
| Parsons eloquent and wise stars in histrionic skies | C |
| Millionaires and navy admirals and yet | B |
| Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast | D |
| They are lusters that were never made to stick | E |
| And the friends worth while and true are the happy smiling few | F |
| Who come to call upon you when you're sick | E |
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| You may think it very fine to know the great | G |
| You may glory in some leader's words of praise | H |
| You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know | A |
| But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways | H |
| And the day you're lying ill lonely pale and keeping still | I |
| With a fevered pulse that's beating double quick | E |
| Then it is you must depend on the old familiar friend | J |
| To come to call upon you when you're sick | E |
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| It is pleasing to receive a great man's nod | K |
| And it's good to know the big men of the land | L |
| But the test of friendship true isn't merely 'Howdy do ' | - |
| And a willingness to shake you by the hand | L |
| If you want to know the friends who love you best | M |
| And the faithful from the doubtful you would pick | E |
| It is not a mighty task of yourself you've but to ask | N |
| 'Does he come to call upon me when I'm sick ' | - |
Edgar Albert Guest
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