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