A Dirge For A Righteous Kitten Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEEEFEGEHEGEC| To be intoned all but the two italicized lines which are | A |
| to be spoken in a snappy matter of fact way | B |
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| Ding dong ding dong ding dong | C |
| Here lies a kitten good who kept | D |
| A kitten's proper place | E |
| He stole no pantry eatables | E |
| Nor scratched the baby's face | E |
| He let the alley cats alone | F |
| He had no yowling vice | E |
| His shirt was always laundried well | G |
| He freed the house of mice | E |
| Until his death he had not caused | H |
| His little mistress tears | E |
| He wore his ribbon prettily | G |
| He washed behind his ears | E |
| Ding dong ding dong ding dong | C |
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