Formalities (greeting) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC ADEF GGHI ABGB JKAL MNOA CPQR GGAS TUVA SWDX| Is it absolutely necessary to greet someone in person and in writing | A |
| What if any are the practical benefits of a traditional greeting | A |
| And who should be the first one to say a greeting to someone | B |
| Etiquettes spring from the fallacious opinions and philosophies of a society | C |
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| It is a misguided belief that people benefit from receiving a greeting | A |
| Why do most people take offence when others do not greet them | D |
| People are affected somehow by the things that they were taught | E |
| Some teachings are not worthwhile because they are based on feelings | F |
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| Sometimes a person starts a conversation with you without greeting you | G |
| And if someone does not greet you or say something to you | G |
| It is not fair to say that the person is ignoring you or the person is impolite | H |
| Do not be quick to misjudge a person who does not greet you as you expect | I |
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| Some people feel that a visitor should be the first one to say a greeting | A |
| Others assert that when you go to a place and see someone | B |
| You should greet the person before the person greets you | G |
| This is nonsense anybody can initiate a greeting in any situation | B |
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| There are no hard and fast rules about greetings or any other etiquette | J |
| People willingly greet others when they are in the mood to do it | K |
| Bear in mind that not everyone expresses a sincere greeting | A |
| The following two accounts of insincere greeting are true to life | L |
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| Good morning give us your money and jewels and nobody will get hurt | M |
| One of two gunmen who held up the passengers on a bus said those words | N |
| Would you say the hardened criminals were well mannered men | O |
| Did the angry and frightened passengers appreciate the greeting | A |
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| The boss came in the workshop and dutifully greeted a male employee | C |
| The man returned the greeting and then he cursed the boss behind his back | P |
| Anyone could tell that neither of them greeted the other from the heart | Q |
| It is better not to greet under any circumstances than to greet insincerely | R |
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| If a person comes into your presence and does not wish to greet you | G |
| He or she is not legally bound to wave to you or speak to you | G |
| There is no evidence that people can gain anything from a greeting | A |
| Yet societies regard the ones who question formalities as weird persons | S |
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| In the past Jamaican children were punished for not greeting an adult | T |
| The parents and guardians who did this were guilty of child abuse | U |
| When you tell a hungry person hi good evening howdy and so on | V |
| The greeting will certainly not give the person a bellyful or a better feeling | A |
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| Contrary to formalities it is not absolutely necessary to greet persons | S |
| People can choose whether to say a greeting to others or not | W |
| Nobody is obligated to satisfy people s feelings by greeting them | D |
| So we should not make it appear to be mandatory to greet one another | X |
Marlon Pitter
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