A Bad Sooart. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGHIH JKBKLBLBMBIB NOIOPBQBBHRH| Aw'd rayther face a redwut brick | A |
| Sent flyin at mi heead | B |
| Aw'd rayther track a madman's steps | C |
| Whearivver they may leead | B |
| Aw'd rayther ventur in a den | D |
| An stail a lion's cub | E |
| Aw'd rayther risk the foamin wave | F |
| In an old leaky tub | E |
| Aw'd rayther stand i'th' midst o'th' fray | G |
| Whear bullets thickest shower | H |
| Nor trust a mean black hearted man | I |
| At's th' luck to be i' power | H |
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| A redwut brick may miss its mark | J |
| A madman change his whim | K |
| A lion may forgive a theft | B |
| A leaky tub may swim | K |
| Bullets may pass yo harmless by | L |
| An leeav all safe at last | B |
| A thaasand thunders shake the sky | L |
| An spare yo when they've past | B |
| Yo may o'ercome mooast fell disease | M |
| Mak poverty yo're friend | B |
| But wi' a mean blackhearted man | I |
| Noa mortal can contend | B |
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| Ther's malice in his kindest smile | N |
| His proffered hand's a snare | O |
| He's plannin deepest villany | I |
| When seemingly mooast fair | O |
| He leads yo on wi' oily tongue | P |
| Swears he's yo're fastest friend | B |
| He get's yo once within his coils | Q |
| An crushes yo i'th' end | B |
| Old Nick we're tell'd gooas prowlin aght | B |
| An seeks whom to devour | H |
| But he's a saint compared to some | R |
| 'At's th' luk to be i' power | H |
John Hartley
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