The Lesson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHCH IJEJ KLFL KEJE EKE IEME EKEK NEME| Chaos ruled OK in the classroom | A |
| as bravely the teacher walked in | B |
| the nooligans ignored him | C |
| his voice was lost in the din | B |
| - | |
| 'The theme for today is violence | D |
| and homework will be set | E |
| I'm going to teach you a lesson | F |
| one that you'll never forget' | E |
| - | |
| He picked on a boy who was shouting | G |
| and throttled him then and there | H |
| then garrotted the girl behind him | C |
| the one with grotty hair | H |
| - | |
| Then sword in hand he hacked his way | I |
| between the chattering rows | J |
| 'First come first severed' he declared | E |
| 'fingers feet or toes' | J |
| - | |
| He threw the sword at a latecomer | K |
| it struck with deadly aim | L |
| then pulling out a shotgun | F |
| he continued with his game | L |
| - | |
| The first blast cleared the backrow | K |
| where those who skive hang out | E |
| they collapsed like rubber dinghies | J |
| when the plug's pulled out | E |
| - | |
| 'Please may I leave the room sir ' | - |
| a trembling vandal enquired | E |
| 'Of course you may' said teacher | K |
| put the gun to his temple and fired | E |
| - | |
| The Head popped a head round the doorway | I |
| to see why a din was being made | E |
| nodded understandingly | M |
| then tossed in a grenade | E |
| - | |
| And when the ammo was well spent | E |
| with blood on every chair | K |
| Silence shuffled forward | E |
| with its hands up in the air | K |
| - | |
| The teacher surveyed the carnage | N |
| the dying and the dead | E |
| He waggled a finger severely | M |
| 'Now let that be a lesson' he said | E |
Roger Mcgough
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