The Stepmother Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDD EFGFEE HIHIEE| First she come to our house | A |
| Tommy run and hid | B |
| And Emily and Bob and me | C |
| We cried jus' like we did | B |
| When Mother died and we all said | D |
| 'At we all wisht 'at we was dead | D |
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| And Nurse she couldn't stop us | E |
| And Pa he tried and tried | F |
| We sobbed and shook and wouldn't look | G |
| But only cried and cried | F |
| And nen someone we couldn't jus' | E |
| Tell who was cryin' same as us | E |
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| Our Stepmother Yes it was her | H |
| Her arms around us all | I |
| 'Cause Tom slid down the bannister | H |
| And peeked in from the hall | I |
| And we all love her too because | E |
| She's purt nigh good as Mother was | E |
James Whitcomb Riley
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