Mrs. Kessler Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST U| Mr Kessler you know was in the army | A |
| And he drew six dollars a month as a pension | B |
| And stood on the corner talking politics | C |
| Or sat at home reading Grant's Memoirs | D |
| And I supported the family by washing | E |
| Learning the secrets of all the people | F |
| From their curtains counterpanes shirts and skirts | G |
| For things that are new grow old at length | H |
| They're replaced with better or none at all | I |
| People are prospering or falling back | J |
| And rents and patches widen with time | K |
| No thread or needle can pace decay | L |
| And there are stains that baffle soap | M |
| And there are colors that run in spite of you | N |
| Blamed though you are for spoiling a dress | O |
| Handkerchiefs napery have their secrets | P |
| The laundress Life knows all about it | Q |
| And I who went to all the funerals | R |
| Held in Spoon River swear I never | S |
| Saw a dead face without thinking it looked | T |
| Like something washed and ironed | U |
Edgar Lee Masters
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