We Fish Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCB DBEBFGHIJKLKMNOP ABCCB| We fish we fish we merrily swim | A |
| We care not for friend nor for foe | B |
| Our fins are stout | C |
| Our tails are out | C |
| As through the seas we go | B |
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| Fish Fish we are fish with red gills | D |
| Naught disturbs us our blood is at zero | B |
| We are buoyant because of our bags | E |
| Being many each fish is a hero | B |
| We care not what is it this life | F |
| That we follow this phantom unknown | G |
| To swim it's exceedingly pleasant | H |
| So swim away making a foam | I |
| This strange looking thing by our side | J |
| Not for safety around it we flee | K |
| Its shadow's so shady that's all | L |
| We only swim under its lee | K |
| And as for the eels there above | M |
| And as for the fowls of the air | N |
| We care not for them nor their ways | O |
| As we cheerily glide afar | P |
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| We fish we fish we merrily swim | A |
| We care not for friend nor for foe | B |
| Our fins are stout | C |
| Our tails are out | C |
| As through the seas we go | B |
Herman Melville
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