The Cupboard Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B B C A BC B ADED A B B F A AF B AGHG A BI B AI| Mother | A |
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| What's in that cupboard Mary | B |
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| Mary | B |
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| Which cupboard mother dear | C |
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| Mother | A |
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| The cupboard of red mahogany | B |
| With handles shining clear | C |
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| Mary | B |
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| That cupboard dearest mother | A |
| With shining crystal handles | D |
| There's nought inside but rags and jags | E |
| And yellow tallow candles | D |
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| Mother | A |
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| What's in that cupboard Mary | B |
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| Mary | B |
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| Which cupboard mother mine | F |
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| Mother | A |
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| That cupboard stands in your sunny chamber | A |
| The silver corners shine | F |
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| Mary | B |
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| There's nothing there inside mother | A |
| But wool and thread and flax | G |
| And bits of faded silk and velvet | H |
| And candles of white wax | G |
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| Mother | A |
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| What's in that cupboard Mary | B |
| And this time tell me true | I |
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| Mary | B |
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| White clothes for an unborn baby mother | A |
| But what's the truth to you | I |
Robert Graves
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