The Hare And The Tortoise Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBA CCDDC EEFFE GGHHG IIJJI| Said the Tortoise one day to the Hare | A |
| I'll run you a race if you dare | A |
| I'll bet you cannot | B |
| Arrive at that spot | B |
| As quickly as I can get there | A |
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| Quoth the Hare You are surely insane | C |
| Pray what has affected your brain | C |
| You seem pretty sick | D |
| Call a doctor in quick | D |
| And let him prescribe for your pain | C |
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| Never mind said the Tortoise Let's run | E |
| Will you bet me Why certainly Done | E |
| While the slow Tortoise creeps | F |
| Mr Hare makes four leaps | F |
| And then loafs around in the sun | E |
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| It seemed such a one sided race | G |
| To win was almost a disgrace | G |
| So he frolicked about | H |
| Then at last he set out | H |
| As the Tortoise was as nearing the place | G |
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| Too late Though he sped like a dart | I |
| The Tortoise was first She was smart | I |
| You can surely run fast | J |
| She remarked Yet you're last | J |
| It is better to get a good start | I |
Jean De La Fontaine
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