The Ass Carrying Relics Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDCDEEFGG HH| A | |
| - | |
| An ass with relics for his load | B |
| Supposed the worship on the road | B |
| Meant for himself alone | C |
| And took on lofty airs | D |
| Receiving as his own | C |
| The incense and the prayers | D |
| Some one who saw his great mistake | E |
| Cried 'Master Donkey do not make | E |
| Yourself so big a fool | F |
| Not you they worship but your pack | G |
| They praise the idols on your back | G |
| And count yourself a paltry tool ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Tis thus a brainless magistrate | H |
| Is honour'd for his robe of state | H |
Jean De La Fontaine
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