Tim Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FGHGIJIJ KGKGLILI| My brother Tim has children ten | A |
| While I have none | B |
| Maybe that's why he's toiling when | A |
| To ease I've won | B |
| But though I would some of his brood | C |
| Give hearth and care | D |
| I know that not a one he would | E |
| Have heart to spare | D |
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| 'Tis children that have kept him poor | F |
| He's clad them neat | G |
| They've never wanted I am sure | H |
| For bite to eat | G |
| And though their future may be dim | I |
| They laugh a lot | J |
| Am I tearful for Brother Tim | I |
| Oh no I'm not | J |
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| I know he goes to work each day | K |
| With flagging feet | G |
| 'Tis hard even with decent pay | K |
| To make ends meet | G |
| But when my sterile home I see | L |
| So smugly prim | I |
| Although my banker bows to me | L |
| I envy Tim | I |
Robert William Service
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