The King's Breakfast Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBBDBBBEFFB BBBFDBFEGEHBB BEBEBBEEIEJEEB BKBEDBLBBMLBB BMBEEBEEEFEEDE ENEEENEENEENE ONEEEPEENEEEEQEFEE| The King's Breakfast | A |
| The King asked | B |
| The Queen and | C |
| The Queen asked | B |
| The Dairymaid | B |
| Could we have some butter for | D |
| The Royal slice of bread | B |
| The Queen asked the Dairymaid | B |
| The Dairymaid | B |
| Said Certainly | E |
| I'll go and tell the cow | F |
| Now | F |
| Before she goes to bed | B |
| - | |
| The Dairymaid | B |
| She curtsied | B |
| And went and told | B |
| The Alderney | F |
| Don't forget the butter for | D |
| The Royal slice of bread | B |
| The Alderney | F |
| Said sleepily | E |
| You'd better tell | G |
| His Majesty | E |
| That many people nowadays | H |
| Like marmalade | B |
| Instead | B |
| - | |
| The Dairymaid | B |
| Said Fancy | E |
| And went to | B |
| Her Majesty | E |
| She curtsied to the Queen and | B |
| She turned a little red | B |
| Excuse me | E |
| Your Majesty | E |
| For taking of | I |
| The liberty | E |
| But marmalade is tasty if | J |
| It's very | E |
| Thickly | E |
| Spread | B |
| - | |
| The Queen said | B |
| Oh | K |
| And went to | B |
| His Majesty | E |
| Talking of the butter for | D |
| The royal slice of bread | B |
| Many people | L |
| Think that | B |
| Marmalade | B |
| Is nicer | M |
| Would you like to try a little | L |
| Marmalade | B |
| Instead | B |
| - | |
| The King said | B |
| Bother | M |
| And then he said | B |
| Oh deary me | E |
| The King sobbed Oh deary me | E |
| And went back to bed | B |
| Nobody | E |
| He whimpered | E |
| Could call me | E |
| A fussy man | F |
| I only want | E |
| A little bit | E |
| Of butter for | D |
| My bread | E |
| - | |
| The Queen said | E |
| There there | N |
| And went to | E |
| The Dairymaid | E |
| The Dairymaid | E |
| Said There there | N |
| And went to the shed | E |
| The cow said | E |
| There there | N |
| I didn't really | E |
| Mean it | E |
| Here's milk for his porringer | N |
| And butter for his bread | E |
| - | |
| The Queen took | O |
| The butter | N |
| And brought it to | E |
| His Majesty | E |
| The King said | E |
| Butter eh | P |
| And bounced out of bed | E |
| Nobody he said | E |
| As he kissed her | N |
| Tenderly | E |
| Nobody he said | E |
| As he slid down the banisters | E |
| Nobody | E |
| My darling | Q |
| Could call me | E |
| A fussy man | F |
| BUT | E |
| I do like a little bit of butter to my bread | E |
Alan Alexander Milne
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