The Pig Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABBCCDDEEFFGGHHII DDJJKKLLMMGGAANNGGGG DDAAGGOPQQRRSSTTDDUU VVGG| In ev'ry age and each profession | A |
| Men err the most by prepossession | A |
| But when the thing is clearly shown | A |
| And fairly stated fully known | A |
| We soon applaud what we deride | B |
| And penitence succeeds to pride | B |
| A certain Baron on a day | C |
| Having a mind to show away | C |
| Invited all the wits and wags | D |
| Foot Massey Shuter Yates and Skeggs | D |
| And built a large commodious stage | E |
| For the Choice Spirits of the age | E |
| But above all among the rest | F |
| There came a Genius who profess'd | F |
| To have a curious trick in store | G |
| Which never was perform'd before | G |
| Thro' all the town this soon got air | H |
| And the whole house was like a fair | H |
| But soon his entry as he made | I |
| Without a prompter or parade | I |
| 'Twas all expectance all suspense | D |
| And silence gagg'd the audience | D |
| He hid his head behind his wig | J |
| With with such truth took off a Pig | J |
| All swore 'twas serious and no joke | K |
| For doubtless underneath his cloak | K |
| He had conceal'd some grunting elf | L |
| Or was a real hog himself | L |
| A search was made no pig was found | M |
| With thund'ring claps the seats resound | M |
| And pit and box and galleries roar | G |
| With O rare bravo and Encore | G |
| Old Roger Grouse a country clown | A |
| Who yet knew something of the town | A |
| Beheld the mimic and his whim | N |
| And on the morrow challeng'd him | N |
| Declaring to each beau and bunter | G |
| That he'd out grunt th'egregious grunter | G |
| The morrow came the crowd was greater | G |
| But prejudice and rank ill nature | G |
| Usurp'd the minds of men and wenches | D |
| Who came to hiss and break the benches | D |
| The mimic took his usual station | A |
| And squeak'd with general approbation | A |
| Again encore encore they cry | G |
| 'Twas quite the thing 'twas very high | G |
| Old Grouse conceal'd amidst the racket | O |
| A real Pig berneath his jacket | P |
| Then forth he came and with his nail | Q |
| He pinch'd the urchin by the tail | Q |
| The tortur'd Pig from out his throat | R |
| Produc'd the genuine nat'ral note | R |
| All bellow'd out 'Twas very sad | S |
| Sure never stuff was half so bad | S |
| That like a Pig each cry'd in scoff | T |
| Pshaw Nonsense Blockhead Off Off Off | T |
| The mimic was extoll'd and Grouse | D |
| Was hiss'd and catcall'd from the house | D |
| Soft ye a word before I go | U |
| Quoth honest Hodge and stooping low | U |
| Produc'd the Pig and thus aloud | V |
| Bespoke the stupid partial crowd | V |
| Behold and learn from this poor creature | G |
| How much you Critics know of Nature | G |
Christopher Smart
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