Little Dick And The Clock Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDCDCBCBCEFEF BBBBBBBBBB GGHHH| When Dicky was sick | A |
| In the night and the clock | B |
| As he listened said 'Tick | B |
| Atty tick atty tock ' | C |
| He said that it said | D |
| Every time it said 'Tick ' | C |
| It said 'Sick ' instead | D |
| And he heard it say 'Sick ' | C |
| And when it said 'Tick | B |
| Atty tick atty tock ' | C |
| He said it said 'Sick | B |
| Atty sick atty sock ' | C |
| And he tried to see then | E |
| But the light was too dim | F |
| Yet he heard it again | E |
| And't was talking to him | F |
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| And then it said 'Sick | B |
| Atty sick atty sick | B |
| You poor little Dick | B |
| Atty Dick atty dock | B |
| Have you got the hick | B |
| Atties Hi send for Doc | B |
| To hurry up quick | B |
| Atty quick atty quock | B |
| And heat a hot brick | B |
| Atty brick atty brock | B |
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| And rikle ty wrap it | G |
| And clickle ty clap it | G |
| Against his cold feet | H |
| Al ty weep aty eepaty | H |
| There he goes slapit | H |
| Ty slippaty sleepaty ' | - |
James Whitcomb Riley
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