Ballade [the Goat Scratches So Much It Can't Sleep] Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABCDA EAFGHHIA HHACAJKA ALMANOPA AQRA| ter so much it breaks | A |
| You heat iron so much it reddens | A |
| You hammer it so much it cracks | A |
| A man's worth so much as he's esteemed | B |
| He's away so much he's forgotten | C |
| He's bad so much he's hated | D |
| We cry good news so much it comes | A |
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| You talk so much you refute yourself | E |
| Fame's worth so much as its perquisites | A |
| You promise so much you renege | F |
| You beg so much you get your wish | G |
| A thing costs so much you want it | H |
| You want it so much you get it | H |
| It's around so much you want it no more | I |
| We cry good news so much it comes | A |
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| You love a dog so much you feed it | H |
| A song's loved so much as people hum it | H |
| A fruit is kept so much it rots | A |
| You strive for a place so much it's taken | C |
| You dawdle so much you miss your chance | A |
| You hurry so much you run into bad luck | J |
| You grasp so hard you lose your grip | K |
| We cry good news so much it comes | A |
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| You jeer so much nobody laughs | A |
| You spend so much you've lost your shirt | L |
| You're honest so much you're broke | M |
| Take it is worth so much as a promise | A |
| You love God so much you go to church | N |
| You give so much you have to borrow | O |
| The wind shifts so much it blows cold | P |
| We cry good news so much it comes | A |
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| Prince a fool lives so much he grows wise | A |
| He travels so much he returns home | Q |
| He's beaten so much he reverts to form | R |
| We cry good news so much it comes | A |
Franaois Villon
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