The Fox And The Bust. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDEDEFFGGH G| A | |
| - | |
| The great are like the maskers of the stage | B |
| Their show deceives the simple of the age | B |
| For all that they appear to be they pass | C |
| With only those whose type's the ass | C |
| The fox more wary looks beneath the skin | D |
| And looks on every side and when he sees | E |
| That all their glory is a semblance thin | D |
| He turns and saves the hinges of his knees | E |
| With such a speech as once 'tis said | F |
| He utter'd to a hero's head | F |
| A bust somewhat colossal in its size | G |
| Attracted crowds of wondering eyes | G |
| The fox admired the sculptor's pains | H |
| 'Fine head ' said he 'but void of brains ' | - |
| The same remark to many a lord applies | G |
Jean De La Fontaine
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