The Devil's Bag Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDECEFGHGHI| I saw the Devil walking down the lane | A |
| Behind our house There was a heavy bag | B |
| Strapped tightly on his shoulders and the rain | A |
| Sizzled when it hit him He picked a rag | B |
| Up from the ground and put it in his sack | C |
| And grinned and rubbed his hands | D |
| There was a thing | E |
| Moving inside the bag upon his back | C |
| It must have been a soul I saw it fling | E |
| And twist about inside and not a hole | F |
| Or cranny for escape Oh it was sad | G |
| I cried and shouted out 'Let out that soul ' | H |
| But he turned round and sure his face went mad | G |
| And twisted up and down and he said 'Hell ' | H |
| And ran away Oh mammy I'm not well | I |
James Stephens
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