Confession Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGI| A sleuth like Pinkerton or Burns | A |
| Is told that there has been a crime | B |
| He runs down clues and leads and learns | A |
| Who did the deed in course of time | B |
| It's just the other way with me | C |
| The first thing I am sure of is | D |
| The criminal's identity | C |
| And then I learn what crime was his | D |
| - | |
| When Son comes up with hanging head | E |
| And smiles a certain kind of smile | F |
| When he's affectionate instead | E |
| Of playful when he stalls awhile | F |
| And starts to speak and stops again | G |
| Or squirming like a mouse that's caught | H |
| Asserts I am a GOOD boy then | G |
| I look to see what harm's been wrought | I |
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner
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