Lament Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJIKILMAMNOA MN| Listen children | A |
| Your father is dead | B |
| From his old coats | C |
| I'll make you little jackets | D |
| I'll make you little trousers | E |
| From his old pants | F |
| There'll be in his pockets | G |
| Things he used to put there | H |
| Keys and pennies | I |
| Covered with tobacco | J |
| Dan shall have the pennies | I |
| To save in his bank | K |
| Anne shall have the keys | I |
| To make a pretty noise with | L |
| Life must go on | M |
| And the dead be forgotten | A |
| Life must go on | M |
| Though good men die | N |
| Anne eat your breakfast | O |
| Dan take your medicine | A |
| Life must go on | M |
| I forget just why | N |
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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