The Fisherman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAB CDCDCD EFGFGF HIHIHI JKJKJ LALALA| Along a stream that raced and ran | A |
| Through tangled trees and over stones | B |
| That long had heard the pipes o' Pan | A |
| And shared the joys that nature owns | B |
| I met a fellow fisherman | A |
| Who greeted me in cheerful tones | B |
| - | |
| The lines of care were on his face | C |
| I guessed that he had buried dead | D |
| Had run for gold full many a race | C |
| And kept great problems in his head | D |
| But in that gentle resting place | C |
| No word of wealth or fame he said | D |
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| He showed me trout that he had caught | E |
| And praised the larger ones of mine | F |
| Told me how that big beauty fought | G |
| And almost broke his silken line | F |
| Spoke of the trees and sky and thought | G |
| Them proof of life and power divine | F |
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| There man to man we talked of trees | H |
| And birds as people talk of men | I |
| Discussed the busy ways of bees | H |
| Wondered what lies beyond our ken | I |
| Where is the land no mortal sees | H |
| And shall we come this way again | I |
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| 'Out here ' he told me with a smile | J |
| 'Away from all the city's sham | K |
| The strife for splendor and for style | J |
| The ticker and the telegram | K |
| I come for just a little while | J |
| To be exactly as I am ' | - |
| - | |
| Foes think the bad in him they've guessed | L |
| And prate about the wrong they scan | A |
| Friends that have seen him at his best | L |
| Believe they know his every plan | A |
| I know him better than the rest | L |
| I know him as a fisherman | A |
Edgar Albert Guest
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