Hildebrand Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEED FFFFGHIICJKJ| Who was frightened by a Passing Motor and was brought to Reason | A |
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| Oh murder What was that Papa | B |
| My child It was a Motor Car | C |
| A most Ingenious Toy | D |
| Designed to Captivate and Charm | E |
| Much rather than to rouse Alarm | E |
| In any English Boy | D |
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| What would your Great Grandfather who | F |
| Was Aide de Camp to General Brue | F |
| And lost a leg at Waterloo | F |
| And Quatre Bras and Ligny too | F |
| And died at Trafalgar | G |
| What would he have remarked to hear | H |
| His Young Descendant shriek with fear | I |
| Because he happened to be near | I |
| A Harmless Motor Car | C |
| But do not fret about it Come | J |
| We'll off to Town | K |
| And purchase some | J |
Hilaire Belloc
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