Once Upon A Time Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDDC EF GGF| Once upon a time a king saw fit | A |
| to send this proclamation through the land | B |
| 'I am I you vassals aren't worth shit | A |
| that's how it is so kiss my royal hand | B |
| I'll have you as I want you straight or bent | C |
| or sell you off in lots so much a pair | D |
| and if I have you hanged it's only fair | D |
| you never owned your lives you only rent | C |
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| Shut up and bow there isn't any hope | E |
| I'd listen to some turkey brain like you | F |
| unless he's Emperor or King or Pope ' | - |
| And then he had his hangman take a poll | G |
| to see how folks reacted on the whole | G |
| And all the people said It's true It's true | F |
Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
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