Two Men Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDBBEE FGBBBBHHBB| So much one thought about the life beyond | A |
| He did not drain the waters of his pond | A |
| And when death laid his children 'neath the sod | B |
| He called it 'the mysterious will of God ' | C |
| He would not strive for worldly gain not he | D |
| His wealth he said was stored in God's To Be | D |
| He kept his mortal body poorly drest | B |
| And talked about the garments of the blest | B |
| And when to his last sleep he laid him down | E |
| His only mourner begged her widow's gown | E |
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| One was not sure there was a life to come | F |
| So made an Eden of his earthly home | G |
| He strove for wealth and with an open hand | B |
| He comforted the needy in his land | B |
| He wore new garments often and the old | B |
| Helped many a brother to keep out the cold | B |
| He said this life was such a little span | H |
| Man ought to make the most of it for man | H |
| And when he died the fortune that he left | B |
| Gave succour to the needy and bereft | B |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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