The Boy And The Schoolmaster Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDEDFF GHHIIJKL MM NNCCNOPOP| A | |
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| Wise counsel is not always wise | B |
| As this my tale exemplifies | B |
| A boy that frolick'd on the banks of Seine | C |
| Fell in and would have found a watery grave | D |
| Had not that hand that planteth ne'er in vain | E |
| A willow planted there his life to save | D |
| While hanging by its branches as he might | F |
| A certain sage preceptor came in sight | F |
| To whom the urchin cried 'Save or I'm drown'd ' | - |
| The master turning gravely at the sound | G |
| Thought proper for a while to stand aloof | H |
| And give the boy some seasonable reproof | H |
| 'You little wretch this comes of foolish playing | I |
| Commands and precepts disobeying | I |
| A naughty rogue no doubt you are | J |
| Who thus requite your parents' care | K |
| Alas their lot I pity much | L |
| Whom fate condemns to watch o'er such ' | - |
| This having coolly said and more | M |
| He pull'd the drowning lad ashore | M |
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| This story hits more marks than you suppose | N |
| All critics pedants men of endless prose | N |
| Three sorts so richly bless'd with progeny | C |
| The house is bless'd that doth not lodge any | C |
| May in it see themselves from head to toes | N |
| No matter what the task | O |
| Their precious tongues must teach | P |
| Their help in need you ask | O |
| You first must hear them preach | P |
Jean De La Fontaine
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