The Prisoner Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFGFHIH JKJKLML NONO| Upspoke the culprit at the bar | A |
| Conducting his own case | B |
| 'Your Lordship I have gone to far | A |
| But grant me of your grace | B |
| As I was passing by a shop | C |
| I saw my arm go out | D |
| And though I begged of it to stop | C |
| It stole beyond a doubt | D |
| - | |
| 'But why should my whole body be | E |
| Condemned to dungeon grim | F |
| For what in fact was only the | G |
| Transgression of a limb | F |
| So here before the Court I stand | H |
| And beg in Justice' name | I |
| Please penalise my arm and hand | H |
| But not my frame ' | - |
| - | |
| Outspoke the Judge with voice of ice | J |
| Although a smile he hid | K |
| 'Quite right You should not pay the price | J |
| For what one member did | K |
| Your reasoning I must admit | L |
| Your arm should gaol expect | M |
| Three months And if you follow it | L |
| The Court does not object ' | - |
| - | |
| The culprit smiled with sudden charm | N |
| Then to the Court's dismay | O |
| Quickly removed a wooden arm | N |
| And went away | O |
Robert William Service
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