Henry King Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH| The Chief Defect of Henry King | A |
| Was chewing little bits of String | A |
| At last he swallowed some which tied | B |
| Itself in ugly Knots inside | B |
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| Physicians of the Utmost Fame | C |
| Were called at once but when they came | C |
| They answered as they took their Fees | D |
| There is no Cure for this Disease | D |
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| Henry will very soon be dead | E |
| His Parents stood about his Bed | E |
| Lamenting his Untimely Death | F |
| When Henry with his Latest Breath | F |
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| Cried Oh my Friends be warned by me | G |
| That Breakfast Dinner Lunch and Tea | G |
| Are all the Human Frame requires | H |
| With that the Wretched Child expires | H |
Hilaire Belloc
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nge chit: why did he die
Jessica : Splendid poem.Gives us a message of not to eat strings.
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