The Absurd Abc Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GAH IJKJ LMNO DPQP KRHR NSTS UVWV XYZY KGA2G XB2XB2 C2KXK LND2N GBE2B CEKE HLDL F2G2LG2 H2I2D2I2 CKJ2K EK2XL EL2K2L2 LM2N2M2 O2P2EP2 AQ2DQ2 DR2S2R2| A for the APPLE | A |
| or Alphabet pie | B |
| Which all get a slice of | C |
| Come taste it try | B |
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| B is the BABY | D |
| who gave Mr Bunting | E |
| Full many a long day's | F |
| rabbit skin hunting | E |
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| C for the CAT | G |
| that played on the fiddle | A |
| When cows jumped higher than | H |
| 'Heigh Diddle Diddle ' | - |
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| D for the DAME | I |
| with her pig at the stile | J |
| 'Tis said they got over | K |
| but not yet a while | J |
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| E for the Englishman | L |
| ready to make fast | M |
| The giant who wanted to | N |
| have him for breakfast | O |
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| F for the Frog in the story | D |
| you know | P |
| Begun with a wooing but | Q |
| ending in woe | P |
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| G for Goosey Gander | K |
| who wandered upstairs | R |
| And met the old man | H |
| who objected to prayers | R |
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| H for poor Humpty who | N |
| after his fall | S |
| Felt obliged to resign his | T |
| seat on the wall | S |
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| I for the Inn where they | U |
| wouldn't give beer | V |
| To one with too much | W |
| and no money I fear | V |
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| J does for poor Jack and | X |
| also for Jill | Y |
| Who had so disastrous | Z |
| a tumble down hill | Y |
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| K for calm Kitty at dinner | K |
| who sat | G |
| While all the good folks | A2 |
| watched the dog the cat | G |
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| L for Little man gun and | X |
| bullets complete | B2 |
| Who shot the poor duck and | X |
| was proud of the feat | B2 |
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| M for Miss Muffet with | C2 |
| that horrid spider | K |
| Just dropped into tea and | X |
| a chat beside her | K |
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| N for the Numerous children | L |
| they who | N |
| Were often too much for | D2 |
| their mother in Shoe | N |
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| O the Old person that | G |
| cobwebs did spy | B |
| And went up to sweep 'em | E2 |
| Oh ever so high | B |
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| P for the Pie made of | C |
| blackbirds to sing | E |
| A song fit for supper | K |
| a dish for a king | E |
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| Q for Queen Anne | H |
| who sat in the sun | L |
| Till she more than the lily | D |
| resembled the bun | L |
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| R stands for Richard | F2 |
| Robert those men | G2 |
| Who didn't get up one | L |
| fine morning till ten | G2 |
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| S for the Snail that showed | H2 |
| wonderful fight | I2 |
| Putting no less than twenty four | D2 |
| tailors to flight | I2 |
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| T stands for Tom the son of | C |
| the piper | K |
| May his principles change | J2 |
| as his years grow riper | K |
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| U for the Unicorn keeping | E |
| his eye on | K2 |
| The coveted crown and | X |
| 'ts counsel the Lion | L |
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| V for the Victuals including | E |
| the drink | L2 |
| The old woman lived on | K2 |
| surprising to think | L2 |
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| W for the WOMAN | L |
| who not over nice | M2 |
| Made very short work | N2 |
| of the three blind mice | M2 |
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| X is the X | O2 |
| that is found upon buns | P2 |
| Which daughters not liking | E |
| may come in for sons | P2 |
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| Y for Yankee Doodle | A |
| of ancient renown | Q2 |
| Both he his pony | D |
| that took him to town | Q2 |
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| Z for the Zany | D |
| who looked like a fool | R2 |
| For when he was young | S2 |
| he neglected his school | R2 |
Walter Crane
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