The Fly And The Game Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDDDEEECCFFDDC CCCDDDGGHHGICCCDD| A knight of powder horn and shot | A |
| Once fill'd his bag as I would not | A |
| Unless the feelings of my breast | B |
| By poverty were sorely press'd | B |
| With birds and squirrels for the spits | C |
| Of certain gormandizing cits | C |
| With merry heart the fellow went | D |
| Direct to Mr Centpercent | D |
| Who loved as well was understood | D |
| Whatever game was nice and good | D |
| This gentleman with knowing air | E |
| Survey'd the dainty lot with care | E |
| Pronounced it racy rich and rare | E |
| And call'd his wife to know her wishes | C |
| About its purchase for their dishes | C |
| The lady thought the creatures prime | F |
| And for their dinner just in time | F |
| So sweet they were and delicate | D |
| For dinner she could hardly wait | D |
| But now there came could luck be worse | C |
| Just as the buyer drew his purse | C |
| A bulky fly with solemn buzz | C |
| And smelt as an inspector does | C |
| This bird and that and said the meat | D |
| But here his words I won't repeat | D |
| Was anything but fit to eat | D |
| 'Ah ' cried the lady 'there's a fly | G |
| I never knew to tell a lie | G |
| His coat you see is bottle green | H |
| He knows a thing or two I ween | H |
| My dear I beg you do not buy | G |
| Such game as this may suit the dogs ' | I |
| So on our peddling sportsman jogs | C |
| His soul possess'd of this surmise | C |
| About some men as well as flies | C |
| A filthy taint they soonest find | D |
| Who are to relish filth inclined | D |
Jean De La Fontaine
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