The Raven Who Would Rival The Eagle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAAB CDECD FGFFG HIHHI| An Eagle swooped from out the sky | A |
| And carried off a sheep | B |
| A Raven seeing him said I | A |
| Could do that too if I should try | A |
| His meal comes mighty cheap | B |
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| Of all that well fed flock was one | C |
| As fat as fat could be | D |
| The Raven rose and lit upon | E |
| Her back She seemed to weigh a ton | C |
| So very fat was she | D |
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| And oh Her wool was wondrous thick | F |
| It would have made a mat | G |
| The Raven's claws are caught and stick | F |
| He's played himself a pretty trick | F |
| To fly with one so fat | G |
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| Ba ba Caw caw cry bird and beast | H |
| The shepherd comes at last | I |
| Sir Raven who would find a feast | H |
| Is from the woolly one released | H |
| And in a cage kept fast | I |
Jean De La Fontaine
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