The Man Who Knew Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DBDBEE FBGBHH IJIJKKThe Dreamer visioned Life as it might be | A |
And from his dream forthright a picture grew | B |
A painting all the people thronged to see | A |
And joyed therein till came the Man Who Knew | B |
Saying 'Tis bad Why do ye gape ye fools | C |
He painteth not according to the schools | C |
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The Dreamer probed Life's mystery of woe | D |
And in a book he sought to give the clue | B |
The people read and saw that it was so | D |
And read again then came the Man Who Knew | B |
Saying Ye witless ones this book is vile | E |
It hath not got the rudiments of style | E |
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Love smote the Dreamer's lips and silver clear | F |
He sang a song so sweet so tender true | B |
That all the market place was thrilled to hear | G |
And listened rapt till came the Man Who Knew | B |
Saying His technique's wrong he singeth ill | H |
Waste not your time The singer's voice was still | H |
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And then the people roused as if from sleep | I |
Crying What care we if it be not Art | J |
Hath he not charmed us made us laugh and weep | I |
Come let us crown him where he sits apart | J |
Then with his picture spurned his book unread | K |
His song unsung they found their Dreamer dead | K |
Robert Service
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