Jim Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE FFGGHHII JJKKLLMMNNO OPQRRSSTTUUAAVV IIWWXXYYZZ| There was a Boy whose name was Jim | A |
| His Friends were very good to him | A |
| They gave him Tea and Cakes and Jam | B |
| And slices of delicious Ham | B |
| And Chocolate with pink inside | C |
| And little Tricycles to ride | C |
| And read him Stories through and through | D |
| And even took him to the Zoo | D |
| But there it was the dreadful Fate | E |
| Befell him which I now relate | E |
| - | |
| You know or at least you ought to know | F |
| For I have often told you so | F |
| That Children never are allowed | G |
| To leave their Nurses in a Crowd | G |
| Now this was Jim's especial Foible | H |
| He ran away when he was able | H |
| And on this inauspicious day | I |
| He slipped his hand and ran away | I |
| - | |
| He hadn't gone a yard when Bang | J |
| With open Jaws a lion sprang | J |
| And hungrily began to eat | K |
| The Boy beginning at his feet | K |
| Now just imagine how it feels | L |
| When first your toes and then your heels | L |
| And then by gradual degrees | M |
| Your shins and ankles calves and knees | M |
| Are slowly eaten bit by bit | N |
| No wonder Jim detested it | N |
| No wonder that he shouted Hi | O |
| - | |
| The Honest Keeper heard his cry | O |
| Though very fat he almost ran | P |
| To help the little gentleman | Q |
| Ponto he ordered as he came | R |
| For Ponto was the Lion's name | R |
| Ponto he cried with angry Frown | S |
| Let go Sir Down Sir Put it down | S |
| The Lion made a sudden stop | T |
| He let the Dainty Morsel drop | T |
| And slunk reluctant to his Cage | U |
| Snarling with Disappointed Rage | U |
| But when he bent him over Jim | A |
| The Honest Keeper's Eyes were dim | A |
| The Lion having reached his Head | V |
| The Miserable Boy was dead | V |
| - | |
| When Nurse informed his Parents they | I |
| Were more Concerned than I can say | I |
| His Mother as She dried her eyes | W |
| Said Well it gives me no surprise | W |
| He would not do as he was told | X |
| His Father who was self controlled | X |
| Bade all the children round attend | Y |
| To James's miserable end | Y |
| And always keep a hold of Nurse | Z |
| For fear of finding something worse | Z |
Hilaire Belloc
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