Local Lad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII JKJKLLI never saw a face so bright | A |
With brilliant blood and joy | B |
As was the grinning mug last night | A |
Of Dick our local boy | B |
When with a clumsy lucky clout | C |
He knocked the champion out | C |
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A week ago he swung a pick | D |
And sweated in a ditch | E |
Tonight he's togged up mighty slick | D |
And fancies himself rich | E |
With floozies fine food bubbly drink | F |
He'll go to hell I think | F |
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Unless they make another match | G |
And if they do I guess | H |
The champion won't have a scratch | G |
But Dick will be a mess | H |
His map will be a muck of gore | I |
As he sprawls on the floor | I |
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Then he'll go back his pick to swing | J |
And sweat deep in the mud | K |
Yet still I see him in the ring | J |
So gay with glee and blood | K |
Dancing a jig and holding high | L |
His gloves to climb the sky | L |
Robert William Service
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