Rich Poor Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEDE FGFFFHFH IJKJLMLM NONOPFQF| We pitied him because | A |
| He lived alone | B |
| His tiny cottage was | C |
| His only own | B |
| His little garden had | D |
| A wall around | E |
| Yet never was so glad | D |
| A bit of ground | E |
| - | |
| It seemed to fair rejoice | F |
| With flowers and fruit | G |
| With blooms it found a voice | F |
| When ours was muts | F |
| It smiled without a pause | F |
| In gracious glow | H |
| I think it was because | F |
| He loved it so | H |
| - | |
| He had no news to read | I |
| No rent to pay | J |
| His vegetable need | K |
| He plucked each day | J |
| His grateful garden gave | L |
| Him ample fare | M |
| He lived without a crave | L |
| Without a care | M |
| - | |
| His bread and milk and tea | N |
| Were all he bought | O |
| To us he seemed to be | N |
| A sorry lot | O |
| But when we're dead and gone | P |
| With all our fuss | F |
| I guess he'll carry on | Q |
| And laugh at us | F |
Robert William Service
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