Resignation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BBAA CCDD EEFF| I'd hate to be centipede of legs I've only two | A |
| For if new trousers I should need as oftentimes I do | A |
| The bill would come to such a lot 'twould tax an Astorbilt | A |
| Or else I'd have to turn a Scot and caper in a kilt | A |
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| I'm jolly glad I haven't got a neck like a giraffe | B |
| I'd want to tie it in a knot and shorten it by half | B |
| or as I wear my collars high how laundry men would gloat | A |
| And what a lot of beer I'd buy to lubricate my throat | A |
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| I'd hate to be a goldfish snooping round a crystal globe | C |
| A naughty little bold fish that distains chemise of robe | C |
| The public stare I couldn't bear if naked as a stone | D |
| And when my toilet I prepare I'd rather be alone | D |
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| I'd hate to be an animal an insect or a fish | E |
| To be the least like bird or beast I've not the slightest wish | E |
| It's best I find to be resigned and stick to Nature's plan | F |
| Content am I to live and die just Ordinary MAN | F |
Robert Service
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