Naming Of Parts Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDE FGHIJK LGGMGN FOFPJB GQRSPE| Today we have naming of parts Yesterday | A |
| We had daily cleaning And tomorrow morning | B |
| We shall have what to do after firing But today | A |
| Today we have naming of parts Japonica | C |
| Glistens likecoral in all the neighboring gardens | D |
| And today we have naming of parts | E |
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| This is the lower sling swivel And this | F |
| Is the upper sling swivel whose use you will see | G |
| When you are given your slings And this is the piling swivel | H |
| Which in your case you have not got The branches | I |
| Hold in the gardens their silent eloquent gestures | J |
| Which in our case we have not got | K |
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| This is the safety catch which is always released | L |
| With an easy flick of the thumb And please do not let me | G |
| See anyone using his finger You can do it quite easy | G |
| If you have any strength in your thumb The blossoms | M |
| Are fragile and motionless never letting anyone see | G |
| Any of them using their finger | N |
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| And this you can see is the bolt The purpose of this | F |
| Is to open the breech as you see We can slide it | O |
| Rapidly backwards and forwards we call this | F |
| Easing the spring And rapidly backwards and forwards | P |
| The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers | J |
| They call it easing the Spring | B |
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| They call it easing the Spring it is perfectly easy | G |
| If you have any strength in your thumb like the bolt | Q |
| And the breech the cocking piece and the point of balance | R |
| Which in our case we have not got and the almond blossom | S |
| Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards | P |
| For today we have the naming of parts | E |
Henry Reed
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Sue Webb: I love Henry Reed's use of language and especially the humour of the first verse which never fails to make me smile.
Len Walker: I love it when I get to the lines:
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
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