The Serpent And The File Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFFGGHHIIJ KKLMMMNO| A | |
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| A serpent neighbour to a smith | B |
| A neighbour bad to meddle with | C |
| Went through his shop in search of food | D |
| But nothing found 'tis understood | E |
| To eat except a file of steel | F |
| Of which he tried to make a meal | F |
| The file without a spark of passion | G |
| Address'd him in the following fashion | G |
| 'Poor simpleton you surely bite | H |
| With less of sense than appetite | H |
| For ere from me you gain | I |
| One quarter of a grain | I |
| You'll break your teeth from ear to ear | J |
| Time's are the only teeth I fear ' | - |
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| This tale concerns those men of letters | K |
| Who good for nothing bite their betters | K |
| Their biting so is quite unwise | L |
| Think you ye literary sharks | M |
| Your teeth will leave their marks | M |
| Upon the deathless works you criticise | M |
| Fie fie fie men | N |
| To you they're brass they're steel they're diamond | O |
Jean De La Fontaine
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