The Dilettante And The Critic Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ KKLM NN| A BOY a pigeon once possess'd | A |
| In gay and brilliant plumage dress'd | A |
| He loved it well and in boyish sport | B |
| Its food to take from his mouth he taught | C |
| And in his pigeon he took such pride | D |
| That his joy to others he needs must confide | D |
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| An aged fox near the place chanc'd to dwell | E |
| Talkative clever and learned as well | E |
| The boy his society used to prize | F |
| Hearing with pleasure his wonders and lies | F |
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| My friend the fox my pigeon must see | G |
| He ran and stretch'd 'mongst the bushes lay he | G |
| Look fox at my pigeon my pigeon so fair | H |
| His equal I'm sure thou hast look'd upon ne'er | H |
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| Let's see The boy gave it 'Tis really not bad | I |
| And yet it is far from complete I must add | I |
| The feathers for instance how short 'Tis absurd | J |
| So he set to work straightway to pluck the poor bird | J |
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| The boy screamed Thou must now stronger pinions supply | K |
| Or else 'twill be ugly unable to fly | K |
| Soon 'twas stripp'd oh the villain and torn all to pieces | L |
| The boy was heart broken and so my tale ceases | M |
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| He who sees in the boy shadow'd forth his own case | N |
| Should be on his guard 'gainst the fox's whole race | N |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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