The House Spider Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJ KLCMHNOPQR STHUVWXXK XCYXZ LCA2B2ADXC2CD2| The spider was there when we moved in | A |
| basking on a sunlit bit of wall | B |
| waving its front legs in greeting | C |
| Dad said it was a cheeky bastard | D |
| then checking his language amp | E |
| waxing more lyrical called | F |
| the huntsman an eight legged fox | G |
| Dad put the spider outside | H |
| catching it gently in a glass spider jar | I |
| amp letting it loose in the backyard | J |
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| But it kept coming back that cheeky | K |
| eight legged bastard Calling a spider | L |
| a fox cut no ice with us And Dad kept catching | C |
| him in the spider jar amp tossing him | M |
| into the backyard saying he should be outside | H |
| hunting rats amp taking his chances with the cat | N |
| Out you go quick smart | O |
| For weeks this went on Dad with excuses like | P |
| spiders belong under rocks or what if | Q |
| it scares the kids But we weren't scared | R |
| - | |
| Huntsmen should be out hunting Dad announced | S |
| catching the poor cheeky bastard by surprise | T |
| in the spider jar and letting him outside | H |
| But that night after Dad had been smoking the | U |
| spider was back inhaling the blue air | V |
| The cheeky bastard beckoned with his front legs | W |
| follow me and demonstrated the webbed traps | X |
| 'round the house with trapped flies moths amp mozzies | X |
| an impressive bounty | K |
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| From that day on they were great mates | X |
| Dad'd stay up late reading amp writing | C |
| amp the spider would appear on the door frame | Y |
| to relax or flamboyantly hunt moths | X |
| buzzing the light | Z |
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| Then one day Dad found the spider | L |
| half dead with three legs missing | C |
| under a toy car I can't say who did it | A2 |
| The cat had sneaked in the night before | B2 |
| The cat was never allowed in | A |
| I mean the privileges accorded that cheeky bastard | D |
| seemed a little undue the run of the house | X |
| staying up late with Dad | C2 |
| reading writing having | C |
| fun | D2 |
S. K. Kelen
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