The Precipitate Cock And The Unappreciated Pearl Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL MLMLNFNF OPOPQPQP RSRSPLPL| A rooster once pursued a worm | A |
| That lingered not to brave him | B |
| To see his wretched victim squirm | A |
| A pleasant thrill it gave him | B |
| He summoned all his kith and kin | C |
| They hastened up by legions | D |
| With quaint expressive gurgles in | C |
| Their oesophageal regions | D |
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| Just then a kind of glimmering | E |
| Attracting his attention | F |
| The worm became too small a thing | E |
| For more than passing mention | F |
| The throng of hungry hens and rude | G |
| He skilfully evaded | H |
| Said he I' faith if this be food | G |
| I saw the prize ere they did | H |
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| It was a large and costly pearl | I |
| Belonging in a necklace | J |
| And dropped by some neglectful girl | I |
| Some people are so reckless | J |
| The cock assumed an air forlorn | K |
| And cried It's really cruel | L |
| I thought it was a grain of corn | K |
| It's nothing but a jewel | L |
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| He turned again to where his clan | M |
| In one astounding tangle | L |
| With eager haste together ran | M |
| To slay the helpless angle | L |
| And sighed He was of massive size | N |
| I should have used discretion | F |
| Too late Around the toothsome prize | N |
| A bargain sale's in session | F |
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| The worm's remarks upon his plight | O |
| Have never been recorded | P |
| But any one may know how slight | O |
| Diversion it afforded | P |
| For worms and human beings are | Q |
| Unanimous that when pecked | P |
| To be the prey of men they far | Q |
| Prefer to being hen pecked | P |
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| THE MORAL When your dinner comes | R |
| Don't leave it for your neighbors | S |
| Because you hear the sound of drums | R |
| And see the gleam of sabres | S |
| Or like the cock you'll find too late | P |
| That ornaments external | L |
| Do not for certain indicate | P |
| A bona fide kernel | L |
Guy Wetmore Carryl
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