Mylo Jones's Wife Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDCC CCCCEFGGHH IIHHJJGGKK CCKKLLKKMM CCKKLLN KK OOLLKKPPCC| 'Mylo Jones's wife' was all | A |
| I heerd mighty near last Fall | A |
| Visitun relations down | B |
| T'other side of Morgantown | B |
| Mylo Jones's wife she does | C |
| This and that and 'those' and 'thus' | C |
| Can't 'bide babies in her sight | D |
| Ner no childern day and night | D |
| Whoopin' round the premises | C |
| NER NO NOTHIN' ELSE I guess | C |
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| Mylo Jones's wife she 'lows | C |
| She's the boss of her own house | C |
| Mylo consequences is | C |
| Stays whare things seem SOME like HIS | C |
| Uses mostly with the stock | E |
| Coaxin' 'Old Kate' not to balk | F |
| Ner kick hoss flies' branes out ner | G |
| Act I s'pose so much like HER | G |
| Yit the wimmern folks tells you | H |
| She's PERFECTION Yes they do | H |
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| Mylo's wife she says she's found | I |
| Home hain't home with MEN FOLKS round | I |
| When they's work like HERN to do | H |
| Picklin' pears and BUTCHERN too | H |
| And a rendern lard and then | J |
| Cookin' fer a pack of men | J |
| To come trackin' up the flore | G |
| SHE'S scrubbed TEL she'll scrub no MORE | G |
| Yit she'd keep things clean ef they | K |
| Made her scrub tel Jedgmunt Day | K |
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| Mylo Jones's wife she sews | C |
| Carpet rags and patches clothes | C |
| Jest year IN and OUT and yit | K |
| Whare's the livin' use of it | K |
| She asts Mylo that And he | L |
| Gits back whare he'd ruther be | L |
| With his team jest PLOWS and don't | K |
| Never sware like some folks won't | K |
| Think ef HE'D CUT LOOSE I gum | M |
| 'D he'p his heavenly chances some | M |
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| Mylo's wife don't see no use | C |
| Ner no reason ner excuse | C |
| Fer his pore relations to | K |
| Hang round like they allus do | K |
| Thare 'bout onc't a year and SHE | L |
| She jest GA'NTS 'em folks tells me | L |
| On spiced pears Pass Mylo one | N |
| He says 'No he don't chuse none ' | - |
| Workin'men like Mylo they | K |
| 'D ort to have MEAT ev'ry day | K |
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| Dad burn Mylo Jones's wife | O |
| Ruther rake a blame caseknife | O |
| 'Crost my wizzen than to see | L |
| Sich a womern rulin' ME | L |
| Ruther take and turn in and | K |
| Raise a fool mule colt by hand' | K |
| MYLO though od rot the man | P |
| Jest keeps ca'm like some folks CAN | P |
| And 'lows sich as her I s'pose | C |
| Is MAN'S HE'PMEET' Mercy knows | C |
James Whitcomb Riley
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