The Creation Of The Moon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDCEFGHIJCKL GMNO PNPNQ PGALRNS PPK TMU VIQ WXY ZBBBBBBA2MB2B C2D2M PE2F2G2 ZH2 G2I2 LUIG A2C2J2K2C2| The man cut his throat and left his head there | A |
| The others went to get it | B |
| When they got there they put the head in a sack | C |
| Farther on the head fell out onto the ground | D |
| They put the head back in the sack | C |
| Farther on the head fell out again | E |
| Around the first sack they put a second one that | F |
| was thicker | G |
| But the head fell out just the same | H |
| It should be explained that they were taking the head | I |
| to show to the others | J |
| They did not put the head back in the sack | C |
| They left it in the middle of the road | K |
| They went away | L |
| - | |
| They crossed the river | G |
| But the head followed them | M |
| They climbed up a tree full of fruit | N |
| to see whether it would go past | O |
| - | |
| The head stopped at the foot of the tree | P |
| and asked them for some fruit | N |
| So the men shook the tree | P |
| The head went to get the fruit | N |
| Then it asked for some more | Q |
| - | |
| So the men shook the tree | P |
| so that the fruit fell into the water | G |
| The head said it couldn't get the fruit from there | A |
| So the men threw the fruit a long way | L |
| to make the head go a long way to get it so they could go | R |
| While the head was getting the fruit | N |
| the men got down from the tree and went on | S |
| - | |
| The head came back and looked at the tree | P |
| and didn't see anybody | P |
| so went on rolling down the road | K |
| - | |
| The men had stopped to wait | T |
| to see whether the head would follow them | M |
| They saw the head come rolling | U |
| - | |
| They ran | V |
| They got to their hut they told the others that the head | I |
| was rolling after them and to shut the door | Q |
| - | |
| All the huts were closed tight | W |
| When it got there the head commanded them to open the doors | X |
| The owners would not open them because they were afraid | Y |
| - | |
| So the head started to think what it would turn into | Z |
| If it turned into water they would drink it | B |
| If it turned into earth they would walk on it | B |
| If it turned into a house they would live in it | B |
| If it turned into a steer they would kill it and eat it | B |
| If it turned into a cow they would milk it | B |
| If it turned into a bean they would cook it | B |
| If it turned into the sun | A2 |
| When men were cold it would heat them | M |
| If it turned into rain the grass would grow and the | B2 |
| animals would crop it | B |
| - | |
| So it thought and it said I will turn into the moon | C2 |
| It called Open the doors I want to get my things | D2 |
| They would not open them | M |
| - | |
| The head cried It called out At least give me | P |
| my two balls of twine | E2 |
| They threw out the two balls of twine through a hole | F2 |
| It took them and threw them into the sky | G2 |
| - | |
| It asked them to throw it a little stick too | Z |
| to roll the thread around so it could climb up | H2 |
| - | |
| Then it said I can climb I am going to the sky | G2 |
| It started to climb | I2 |
| - | |
| The men opened the doors right away | L |
| The head went on climbing | U |
| The men shouted You going to the sky head | I |
| It didn't answer | G |
| - | |
| As soon as it got to the Sun | A2 |
| it turned into the Moon | C2 |
| Toward evening the Moon was white it was beautiful | J2 |
| And the men were surprised | K2 |
| to see that the head had turned into the Moon | C2 |
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