The Toiler Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB ADED FGHG IJKJ| He swore that he'd be true to her | A |
| If she would only marry him | B |
| That as his wife throughout his life | C |
| She'd never know a moment grim | B |
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| He vowed that he would toil for her | A |
| That she should wear the latest things | D |
| He'd robe in furs that form of hers | E |
| And deck her hands with diamond rings | D |
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| He promised her a motor car | F |
| And maids to answer her commands | G |
| In water hot with dish and pot | H |
| He swore she'd never dip her hands | G |
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| Oh fine the promises he made | I |
| Oh vows by which her heart was stirred | J |
| And since that time it's been a crime | K |
| The way he's worked to keep his word | J |
Edgar Albert Guest
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