That Little Dog Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCCCCDDBDEEFFDDE CGG HHEEIIDDFFFJJKKDKDD EEEECLCLDDKKDD CCCCCCCDDCCMMDD| That little dog 'ud scratch at that door | A |
| And go on a whinin' two hours before | A |
| He'd ever let up There Jane Let him in | B |
| Hah there you little rat Look at him grin | B |
| Come down off o' that | C |
| W'y look at him Drat | C |
| You you rascal you bring me that hat | C |
| Look out He'll snap you He wouldn't let | C |
| You take it away from him now you kin bet | C |
| That little rascal's jist natchurly mean | D |
| I tell you I never Git out never seen | D |
| A spunkier little rip Scratch to git in | B |
| And now yer a scratchin' to git out agin | D |
| Jane Let him out Now watch him from here | E |
| Out through the winder You notice one ear | E |
| Kindo' in side out like he holds it Well | F |
| He's got a tick in it I kin tell | F |
| Yes and he's cunnin' | D |
| Jist watch him a runnin' | D |
| Sidelin' see like he ain't 'plum'd true' | E |
| And legs don't 'track' as they'd ort to do | C |
| Plowin' his nose through the weeds I jing | G |
| Ain't he jist cuter'n anything | G |
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| W'y that little dog's got grown people's sense | H |
| See how he gits out under the fence | H |
| And watch him a whettin' his hind legs 'fore | E |
| His dead square run of a miled er more | E |
| 'Cause Noey's a comin' and Trip allus knows | I |
| When Noey's a comin' and off he goes | I |
| Putts out to meet him and There they come now | D |
| Well sir it's raially singalar how | D |
| That dog kin tell | F |
| But he knows as well | F |
| When Noey's a comin' home Reckon his smell | F |
| 'Ud carry two miled You needn't to smile | J |
| He runs to meet him ever' once n a while | J |
| Two miled and over when he's slipped away | K |
| And left him at home here as he's done to day | K |
| 'Thout ever knowin' where Noey wuz goin' | D |
| But that little dog allus hits the right way | K |
| Hear him a whinin' and scratchin' agin | D |
| Little tormentin' fice Jane Let him in | D |
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| You say he ain't there | E |
| Well now I declare | E |
| Lem me limp out and look I wunder where | E |
| Heuh Trip Heuh Trip Heuh Trip There | E |
| There he is Little sneak What a' you 'bout | C |
| There he is quiled up as meek as a mouse | L |
| His tail turnt up like a teakittle spout | C |
| A sunnin' hisse'f at the side o' the house | L |
| Next time you scratch sir you'll haf to git in | D |
| My fine little feller the best way you kin | D |
| Noey he learns him sich capers And they | K |
| Both of 'em's ornrier every day | K |
| Both tantalizin' and meaner'n sin | D |
| Allus a Listen there Jane Let him in | D |
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| O yer so innocent hangin' yer head | C |
| Drat ye you'd better git under the bed | C |
| Listen at that | C |
| He's tackled the cat | C |
| Hah there you little rip come out o' that | C |
| Git yer blame little eyes scratched out | C |
| 'Fore you know what yer talkin' about | C |
| Here come away from there Let him alone | D |
| He'll snap you I tell ye as quick as a bone | D |
| Hi Trip Hey here What a' you 'bout | C |
| Oo ouch 'Ll I'll be blamed Blast ye GIT OUT | C |
| O it ain't nothin' jist scratched me you see | M |
| Hadn't no idy he'd try to bite me | M |
| Plague take him Bet he'll not try that agin | D |
| Hear him yelp Pore feller Jane Let him in | D |
James Whitcomb Riley
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