The Whale Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG| The Whale that wanders round the Pole | A |
| Is not a table fish | B |
| You cannot bake or boil him whole | A |
| Nor serve him in a dish | B |
| - | |
| But you may cut his blubber up | C |
| And melt it down for oil | D |
| And so replace the colza bean | E |
| A product of the soil | D |
| - | |
| These facts should all be noted down | F |
| And ruminated on | G |
| By every boy in Oxford town | F |
| Who wants to be a Don | G |
Hilaire Belloc
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