A Lament For S. B. Pat Paw Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK GMAM NEOE| We mourn the loss of our little pet | A |
| And sigh o'er her hapless fate | B |
| For never more by the fire she'll sit | C |
| Nor play by the old green gate | B |
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| The little grave where her infant sleeps | D |
| Is 'neath the chestnut tree | E |
| But o'er her grave we may not weep | F |
| We know not where it may be | E |
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| Her empty bed her idle ball | G |
| Will never see her more | H |
| No gentle tap no loving purr | I |
| Is heard at the parlor door | H |
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| Another cat comes after her mice | J |
| A cat with a dirty face | K |
| But she does not hunt as our darling did | L |
| Nor play with her airy grace | K |
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| Her stealthy paws tread the very hall | G |
| Where Snowball used to play | M |
| But she only spits at the dogs our pet | A |
| So gallantly drove away | M |
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| She is useful and mild and does her best | N |
| But she is not fair to see | E |
| And we cannot give her your place dear | O |
| Nor worship her as we worship thee | E |
Louisa May Alcott
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