The Grocery Man And The Bear Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEGHDHD BIBIJDJD| He was weary of all of his usual joys | A |
| His books and his blocks made him tired | B |
| And so did his games and mechanical toys | A |
| And the songs he had always admired | B |
| So I told him a story a story so new | C |
| It had never been heard anywhere | D |
| A tale disconnected unlikely untrue | C |
| Called The Grocery Man and the Bear | D |
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| I didn't think much of the story despite | E |
| The fact 'twas a child of my brain | F |
| And I never dreamt when I told it that night | E |
| That I'd have to tell it again | G |
| I never imagined 'twould make such a hit | H |
| With the audience of one that was there | D |
| That for hours at a time he would quietly sit | H |
| Through The Grocery Man and the Bear | D |
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| To all other stories this one is preferred | B |
| It's the season's best seller by far | I |
| And out at our house it's as frequently heard | B |
| As cuss words in Mexico are | I |
| When choo choos and horses and picture books fail | J |
| He'll remain quite content in his chair | D |
| While I tell o'er and o'er the incredible tale | J |
| Of The Grocery Man and the Bear | D |
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner
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