Wail Of An Old-timer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKJK ILJL| Each new invention doubles our worries an' our troubles | A |
| These scientific fellows are spoilin' of our land | B |
| With motor wire an' cable now' days we're scarcely able | C |
| To walk or ride in peace o' mind an' 'tisn't safe to stand | B |
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| It fairly makes me crazy to see how tarnal lazy | D |
| The risin' generation grows an' science is to blame | E |
| With telephones for talkin' an' messengers for walkin' | F |
| Our young men sit an' loaf an' smoke without a blush o' shame | E |
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| An' then they wer'n't contented until some one invented | G |
| A sort o' jerky tape line clock to help on wasteful ways | H |
| An' that infernal ticker spends money fur 'em quicker | I |
| Than any neighbourhood o' men in good old bygone days | H |
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| The risin' generation is bent so on creation | J |
| Folks haven't time to talk or sing or cry or even laugh | K |
| But if you take the notion to want some such emotion | J |
| They've got it all on tap fur you right in the phonograph | K |
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| But now a crazy creature has introduced the feature | I |
| Of artificial weather I think we're nearly through | L |
| For when we once go strainin' to keep it dry or rainin' | J |
| To suit the general public 'twill bust the world in two | L |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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