When Ida Puts Her Armor On Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE AGHGIJKJ ALMLNOPO AQIQRSTS| When Ida puts her armor on | A |
| And draws her trusty blade | B |
| The turnips in the bin turn pale | C |
| The apples are afraid | B |
| The quiet kitchen city wakes | D |
| And consternation feels | E |
| And quick the tocsin pealeth forth | F |
| In long potato peels | E |
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| When Ida puts her armor on | A |
| The pots and pans succumb | G |
| A wooden spoon her drum stick is | H |
| A mixing pan her drum | G |
| She charges on the kitchen folk | I |
| With silver tin and steel | J |
| She beat the eggs she whips the cream | K |
| The victory is a meal | J |
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| When Ida puts her apron on | A |
| Her breast plate is of blue | L |
| Checked gingham ruffled top and sides | M |
| Her gauntlets gingham too | L |
| And thus protected from assault | N |
| Of batter stain and flour | O |
| She wars with vegetable foes | P |
| And conquers in an hour | O |
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| When Ida puts her armor on | A |
| She is so fair to see | Q |
| Her battle with the kitchen folk | I |
| Is reproduced in me | Q |
| So sweet she is armed cap a pie | R |
| So good her kitchen art | S |
| I hardly know which loves her best | T |
| My palate or my heart | S |
Ellis Parker Butler
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