The Cat Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FGHI JKLM NNNN NOPQ RRPN A JSTU KNVW XNYZ ONNP| I | A |
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| A cat is strolling through my mind | B |
| Acting as though he owned the place | C |
| A lovely cat strong charming sweet | D |
| When he meows one scarcely hears | E |
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| So tender and discreet his tone | F |
| But whether he should growl or purr | G |
| His voice is always rich and deep | H |
| That is the secret of his charm | I |
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| This purling voice that filters down | J |
| Into my darkest depths of soul | K |
| Fulfils me like a balanced verse | L |
| Delights me as a potion would | M |
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| It puts to sleep the cruellest ills | N |
| And keeps a rein on ecstasies | N |
| Without the need for any words | N |
| It can pronounce the longest phrase | N |
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| Oh no there is no bow that draws | N |
| Across my heart fine instrument | O |
| And makes to sing so royally | P |
| The strongest and the purest chord | Q |
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| More than your voice mysterious cat | R |
| Exotic cat seraphic cat | R |
| In whom all is angelically | P |
| As subtle as harmonious | N |
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| II | A |
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| From his soft fur golden and brown | J |
| Goes out so sweet a scent one night | S |
| I might have been embalmed in it | T |
| By giving him one little pet | U |
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| He is my household's guardian soul | K |
| He judges he presides inspires | N |
| All matters in his royal realm | V |
| Might he be fairy or a god | W |
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| When my eyes to this cat I love | X |
| Drawn as by a magnet's force | N |
| Turn tamely back from that appeal | Y |
| And when I look within myself | Z |
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| I notice with astonishment | O |
| The fire of his opal eyes | N |
| Clear beacons glowing living jewels | N |
| Taking my measure steadily | P |
Charles Baudelaire
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