The Squirtgun Uncle Maked Me Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCB DEFFE GHIIH JKJJL MNOON PQPPQ| Uncle Sidney when he wuz here | A |
| Maked me a squirtgun out o' some | B |
| Elder bushes 'at growed out near | C |
| Where wuz the brickyard 'way out clear | C |
| To where the toll gate come | B |
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| So when we walked back home again | D |
| He maked it out in our woodhouse where | E |
| Wuz the old workbench an' the old jack plane | F |
| An' the old 'pokeshave an' the tools all lay'n' | F |
| Ist like he wants 'em there | E |
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| He sawed it first with the old hand saw | G |
| An' nen he peeled off the bark an' got | H |
| Some glass an' scraped it an' told 'bout Pa | I |
| When he wuz a boy an' fooled his Ma | I |
| An' the whippin' 'at he caught | H |
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| Nen Uncle Sidney he took an' filed | J |
| A' old arn ramrod an' one o' the ends | K |
| He screwed fast into the vise an' smiled | J |
| Thinkin' he said o' when he wuz a child | J |
| 'Fore him an' Pa wuz mens | L |
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| He punched out the peth an' nen he put | M |
| A plug in the end with a hole notched through | N |
| Nen took the old drawey knife an' cut | O |
| An' maked a handle 'at shoved clean shut | O |
| But ist where yer hand held to | N |
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| An' he wropt th'uther end with some string an' white | P |
| Piece o' the sleeve of a' old tored shirt | Q |
| An' nen he showed me to hold it tight | P |
| An' suck in the water an' work it right | P |
| An' it 'ud ist squirt an' squirt | Q |
James Whitcomb Riley
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