The Nutcrackers And The Sugar-tongs Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEDE A FDFDBE A G HIJJJ KLLLMNON PQPDRDR QSQ T TI| I | A |
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| The Nutcrackers sate by a plate on the table | B |
| The Sugar tongs sate by a plate at his side | C |
| And the Nutcrackers said 'Don't you wish we were able | B |
| 'Along the blue hills and green meadows to ride | C |
| 'Must we drag on this stupid existence for ever | D |
| 'So idle so weary so full of remorse | E |
| 'While every one else takes his pleasure and never | D |
| 'Seems happy unless he is riding a horse | E |
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| II | A |
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| 'Don't you think we could ride without being instructed | F |
| 'Without any saddle or bridle or spur | D |
| 'Our legs are so long and so aptly constructed | F |
| 'I'm sure that an accident could not occur | D |
| 'Let us all of a sudden hop down from the table | B |
| 'And hustle downstairs and each jump on a horse | E |
| 'Shall we try Shall we go Do you think we are able ' | - |
| The Sugar tongs answered distinctly 'Of course ' | - |
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| III | A |
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| So down the long staircase they hopped in a minute | G |
| The Sugar tongs snapped and the Crackers said 'crack ' | - |
| The stable was open the horses were in it | H |
| Each took out a pony and jumped on his back | I |
| The Cat in a fright scrambled out of the doorway | J |
| The Mice tumbled out of a bundle of hay | J |
| The brown and white Rats and the black ones from Norway | J |
| Screamed out 'They are taking the horses away ' | - |
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| IV | - |
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| The whole of the household was filled with amazement | K |
| The Cups and the Saucers danced madly about | L |
| The Plates and the Dishes looked out of the casement | L |
| The Saltcellar stood on his head with a shout | L |
| The Spoons with a clatter looked out of the lattice | M |
| The Mustard pot climbed up the Gooseberry Pies | N |
| The Soup ladle peeped through a heap of Veal Patties | O |
| And squeaked with a ladle like scream of surprise | N |
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| The Frying pan said 'It's an awful delusion ' | - |
| The Tea kettle hissed and grew black in the face | P |
| And they all rushed downstairs in the wildest confusion | Q |
| To see the great Nutcracker Sugar tong race | P |
| And out of the stable with screamings and laughter | D |
| Their ponies were cream coloured speckled with brown | R |
| The Nutcrackers first and the Sugar tongs after | D |
| Rode all round the yard and then all round the town | R |
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| They rode through the street and they rode by the station | Q |
| They galloped away to the beautiful shore | S |
| In silence they rode and 'made no observation' | Q |
| Save this 'We will never go back any more ' | - |
| And still you might hear till they rode out of hearing | T |
| The Sugar tongs snap and the Crackers say 'crack ' | - |
| Till far in the distance their forms disappearing | T |
| They faded away And they never came back | I |
Edward Lear
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