On Burning A Dull Poem Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFGHIIJJ| An ass's hoof alone can hold | A |
| That poisonous juice which kills by cold | A |
| Methought when I this poem read | B |
| No vessel but an ass's head | B |
| Such frigid fustian could contain | C |
| I mean the head without the brain | C |
| The cold conceits the chilling thoughts | D |
| Went down like stupifying draughts | E |
| I found my head begin to swim | F |
| A numbness crept through every limb | F |
| In haste with imprecations dire | G |
| I threw the volume in the fire | H |
| When who could think though cold as ice | I |
| It burnt to ashes in a trice | I |
| How could I more enhance its fame | J |
| Though born in snow it died in flame | J |
Jonathan Swift
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