Jim Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGF HIJIKLML NOPOQRSR TUVRUWXYX RZA2ZA2RB2 RC2D2C2E2F2A2| He was jes a plain ever' day all round kind of a jour | A |
| Consumpted Iookin' but la | B |
| The jokeiest wittiest story tellin' song singin' laughin'est jolliest | C |
| Feller you ever saw | D |
| Worked at jes coarse work but you kin bet he was fine enough in his talk | E |
| And his feelin's too | F |
| Lordy Ef he was on'y back on his bench ag'in to day a carryin' on | G |
| Like he ust to do | F |
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| Any shopmate'll tell you there never was on top o' dirt | H |
| A better feller'n Jim | I |
| You want a favor and couldn't git it anywheres else | J |
| You could git it o' him | I |
| Most free heartedest man thataway in the world I guess | K |
| Give up ever' nickel he's worth | L |
| And ef you'd a wanted it and named it to him and it was his | M |
| He'd a give you the earth | L |
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| Allus a reachin' out Jim was and a he'ppin' some | N |
| Pore feller onto his feet | O |
| He'd a never a keered how hungry he was hisse'f | P |
| So's the feller got somepin' to eat | O |
| Didn't make no differ'nce at all to him how he was dressed | Q |
| He ust to say to me | R |
| 'You togg out a tramp purty comfortable in winter time a huntin' a job | S |
| And he'll git along ' says he | R |
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| Jim didn't have ner never could git ahead so overly much | T |
| O' this world's goods at a time | U |
| 'Fore now I've saw him more'n onc't lend a dollar and haf to more'n | V |
| likely | R |
| Turn round and borry a dime | U |
| Mebby laugh and joke about it hisse'f fer awhile then jerk his coat | W |
| And kindo' square his chin | X |
| Tie on his apern and squat hisse'f on his old shoe bench | Y |
| And go to peggin' ag'in | X |
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| Patientest feller too I reckon 'at ever jes natchurly | R |
| Coughed hisse'f to death | Z |
| Long enough after his voice was lost he'd laugh in a whisper and say | A2 |
| He could git ever'thing but his breath | Z |
| 'You fellers ' he'd sorto' twinkle his eyes and say | A2 |
| 'Is a pilin' onto me | R |
| A mighty big debt fer that air little weak chested ghost o' mine to pack | B2 |
| Through all Eternity ' | - |
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| Now there was a man 'at jes 'peared like to me | R |
| 'At ortn't a never a died | C2 |
| 'But death hain't a showin' no favors ' the old boss said | D2 |
| 'On'y to Jim ' and cried | C2 |
| And Wigger who puts up the best sewed work in the shop | E2 |
| Er the whole blame neighborhood | F2 |
| He says 'When God made Jim I bet you He didn't do anything else that day | A2 |
| But jes set around and feel good ' | - |
James Whitcomb Riley
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