Ed Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAA CDEEAA BBDDAA| Ed was a man that played for keeps 'nd when he tuk the notion | A |
| You cudn't stop him any more'n a dam 'ud stop the ocean | A |
| For when he tackled to a thing 'nd sot his mind plum to it | B |
| You bet yer boots he done that thing though it broke the bank to do it | B |
| So all us boys uz knowed him best allowed he wuzn't jokin' | A |
| When on a Sunday he remarked uz how he'd gin up smokin' | A |
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| Now this remark that Ed let fall fell ez I say on Sunday | C |
| Which is the reason we wuz shocked to see him sail in Monday | D |
| A puffin' at a snipe that sizzled like a Chinese cracker | E |
| An' smelt fur all the world like rags instead uv like terbacker | E |
| Recoverin' from our first surprise us fellows fell to pokin' | A |
| A heap uv fun at folks uz said how they had gin up smokin' | A |
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| But Ed sez he I found my work cud not be done without it | B |
| Jes' try the scheme yourselves my friends ef any uv you doubt it | B |
| It's hard I know upon one's health but there's a certain beauty | D |
| In makin' sackerfices to the stern demands uv duty | D |
| So wholly in a sperrit uv denial 'nd concession | A |
| I mortify the flesh 'nd smoke for the sake uv my perfession | A |
Eugene Field
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