Is It Best? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJKL CMNOIBP| O mother who sips sweetened liquors | A |
| Look down at the child on your breast | B |
| Think think of the rough path before him | C |
| And ask yourself then 'Is it best | B |
| Shall I foster a love for this poison | D |
| Instil the thirst into his veins | E |
| In the fountain he seeks at my bosom | F |
| Sow the rank seeds of death grief and pains | E |
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| 'Shall I give him the thirst of the drunkard | G |
| Bequeath him the weapons of crime | H |
| Can we look for a glass of pure water | I |
| Dipped up from a fountain of slime | H |
| Can we look for brave men strong and noble | J |
| Where the parents drink poison for food | K |
| When the body and soul are corrupted | L |
| Can we look for the works to be good ' | - |
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| Oh think of the future before him | C |
| There are perils you cannot remove | M |
| Yet this the great highway of sorrow | N |
| Oh guard him from this with your love | O |
| There are rough paths enough in the future | I |
| For the feet of the child on your breast | B |
| And lower the glass you are lifting | P |
| And ask yourself then 'Is it best ' | - |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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