Understanding Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCC DDEECC FFGGCC HHIIJJ KKLLJ| hen I was always doing wrong or just upon the brink | A |
| When I was just a lad of seven and eight and nine and ten | B |
| It seemed to me that every day I got in trouble then | B |
| And strangers used to shake their heads and say I was no good | C |
| But father always stuck to me it seems he understood | C |
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| I used to have to go to him 'most every night and say | D |
| The dreadful things that I had done to worry folks that day | D |
| I know I didn't mean to be a turmoil round the place | E |
| And with the womenfolks about forever in disgrace | E |
| To do the way they said I should I tried the best I could | C |
| But though they scolded me a lot my father understood | C |
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| He never seemed to think it queer that I should risk my bones | F |
| Or fight with other boys at times or pelt a cat with stones | F |
| An' when I'd break a window pane it used to make him sad | G |
| But though the neighbors said I was he never thought me bad | G |
| He never whipped me as they used to say to me he should | C |
| That boys can't always do what's right it seemed he understood | C |
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| Now there's that little chap of mine just full of life and fun | H |
| Comes up to me with solemn face to tell the bad he's done | H |
| It's natural for any boy to be a roguish elf | I |
| He hasn't time to stop and think and figure for himself | I |
| And though the womenfolks insist that I should take a hand | J |
| They've never been a boy themselves and they don't understand | J |
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| Some day I've got to go up there and make a sad report | K |
| And tell the Father of us all where I have fallen short | K |
| And there will be a lot of wrong I never meant to do | L |
| A lot of smudges on my sheet that He will have to view | L |
| And little chance for heavenly bliss up there will I command | J |
| Unless the Father smiles and says ' My boy I understand ' | - |
Edgar Albert Guest
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