The Fox, The Wolf, And The Horse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDDE F GGH IIJF KL MNNO PQRSSTUU| A | |
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| A fox though young by no means raw | B |
| Had seen a horse the first he ever saw | C |
| 'Ho neighbour wolf ' said he to one quite green | D |
| 'A creature in our meadow I have seen | D |
| Sleek grand I seem to see him yet | E |
| The finest beast I ever met ' | - |
| 'Is he a stouter one than we ' | - |
| The wolf demanded eagerly | F |
| 'Some picture of him let me see ' | - |
| 'If I could paint ' said fox 'I should delight | G |
| T' anticipate your pleasure at the sight | G |
| But come who knows perhaps it is a prey | H |
| By fortune offer'd in our way ' | - |
| They went The horse turn'd loose to graze | I |
| Not liking much their looks or ways | I |
| Was just about to gallop off | J |
| 'Sir ' said the fox 'your humble servants we | F |
| Make bold to ask you what your name may be ' | - |
| The horse an animal with brains enough | K |
| Replied 'Sirs you yourselves may read my name | L |
| My shoer round my heel hath writ the same ' | - |
| The fox excus'd himself for want of knowledge | M |
| 'Me sir my parents did not educate | N |
| So poor a hole was their entire estate | N |
| My friend the wolf however taught at college | O |
| Could read it were it even Greek ' | - |
| The wolf to flattery weak | P |
| Approach'd to verify the boast | Q |
| For which four teeth he lost | R |
| The high raised hoof came down with such a blow | S |
| As laid him bleeding on the ground full low | S |
| 'My brother ' said the fox 'this shows how just | T |
| What once was taught me by a fox of wit | U |
| Which on thy jaws this animal hath writ | U |
| All unknown things the wise mistrust ' | - |
Jean De La Fontaine
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