The Lion Grown Old Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCCDEEDFEGGHH| A | |
| - | |
| A lion mourning in his age the wane | B |
| Of might once dreaded through his wild domain | B |
| Was mock'd at last upon his throne | C |
| By subjects of his own | C |
| Strong through his weakness grown | C |
| The horse his head saluted with a kick | D |
| The wolf snapp'd at his royal hide | E |
| The ox too gored him in the side | E |
| The unhappy lion sad and sick | D |
| Could hardly growl he was so weak | F |
| In uncomplaining stoic pride | E |
| He waited for the hour of fate | G |
| Until the ass approach'd his gate | G |
| Whereat 'This is too much ' he saith | H |
| 'I willingly would yield my breath | H |
| But ah thy kick is double death ' | - |
Jean De La Fontaine
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