The Mule Boasting Of His Genealogy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDCEEFFGGHHII| A | |
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| A prelate's mule of noble birth was proud | B |
| And talk'd incessantly and loud | B |
| Of nothing but his dam the mare | C |
| Whose mighty deeds by him recounted were | D |
| This had she done and had been present there | C |
| By which her son made out his claim | E |
| To notice on the scroll of Fame | E |
| Too proud when young to bear a doctor's pill | F |
| When old he had to turn a mill | F |
| As there they used his limbs to bind | G |
| His sire the ass was brought to mind | G |
| Misfortune were its only use | H |
| The claims of folly to reduce | H |
| And bring men down to sober reason | I |
| Would be a blessing in its season | I |
Jean De La Fontaine
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