My Henry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABB CCCCDD AAAAEE AAAAFF AAAAGG| He's jes' a great big awk'ard hulkin' | A |
| Feller humped and sort o' sulkin' | A |
| Like and ruther still appearin' | A |
| Kind as ef he wuzn't keerin' | A |
| Whether school helt out er not | B |
| That's my Henry to a dot | B |
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| Allus kind o' liked him whether | C |
| Childern er growed up together | C |
| Fifteen year' ago and better | C |
| 'Fore he ever knowed a letter | C |
| Run acrosst the little fool | D |
| In my Primer class at school | D |
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| When the Teacher wuzn't lookin' | A |
| He'd be th'owin' wads er crookin' | A |
| Pins er sprinklin' pepper more'n | A |
| Likely on the stove er borin' | A |
| Gimlet holes up thue his desk | E |
| Nothin' that boy wouldn't resk | E |
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| But somehow as I was goin' | A |
| On to say he seemed so knowin' | A |
| Other ways and cute and cunnin' | A |
| Allus wuz a notion runnin' | A |
| Thue my giddy fool head he | F |
| Jes' had be'n cut out fer me | F |
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| Don't go much on prophesyin' | A |
| But last night whilse I wuz fryin' | A |
| Supper with that man a pitchin' | A |
| Little Marthy round the kitchen | A |
| Think says I Them baby's eyes | G |
| Is my Henry's jes' p'cise | G |
James Whitcomb Riley
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