The Grasshopper And The Ant.[1] Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDEFGHHIJJIKLLLKM MNKOPK| A Grasshopper gay | A |
| Sang the summer away | A |
| And found herself poor | B |
| By the winter's first roar | C |
| Of meat or of bread | D |
| Not a morsel she had | E |
| So a begging she went | F |
| To her neighbour the ant | G |
| For the loan of some wheat | H |
| Which would serve her to eat | H |
| Till the season came round | I |
| 'I will pay you ' she saith | J |
| 'On an animal's faith | J |
| Double weight in the pound | I |
| Ere the harvest be bound ' | K |
| The ant is a friend | L |
| And here she might mend | L |
| Little given to lend | L |
| 'How spent you the summer ' | K |
| Quoth she looking shame | M |
| At the borrowing dame | M |
| 'Night and day to each comer | N |
| I sang if you please ' | K |
| 'You sang I'm at ease | O |
| For 'tis plain at a glance | P |
| Now ma'am you must dance ' | K |
Jean De La Fontaine
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