The Mad Gardener's Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDE FGCGD HICID JKCKD LMCMD NDCDO PQCQD NRCRD ASCSD

He thought he saw an ElephantA
That practised on a fifeB
He looked again and found it wasC
A letter from his wifeB
'At length I realise ' he saidD
The bitterness of Life 'E
-
He thought he saw a BuffaloF
Upon the chimney pieceG
He looked again and found it wasC
His Sister's Husband's NieceG
'Unless you leave this house ' he saidD
I'll send for the Police '-
-
He thought he saw a RattlesnakeH
That questioned him in GreekI
He looked again and found it wasC
The Middle of Next WeekI
'The one thing I regret ' he saidD
'Is that it cannot speak '-
-
He thought he saw a Banker's ClerkJ
Descending from the busK
He looked again and found it wasC
A HippopotamusK
'If this should stay to dine ' he saidD
'There won't be much for us '-
-
He thought he saw a KangarooL
That worked a coffee millM
He looked again and found it wasC
A Vegetable PillM
'Were I to swallow this ' he saidD
'I should be very ill '-
-
He thought he saw a Coach and FourN
That stood beside his bedD
He looked again and found it wasC
A Bear without a HeadD
'Poor thing ' he said 'poor silly thingO
It's waiting to be fed '-
-
He thought he saw an AlbatrossP
That fluttered round the lampQ
He looked again and found it wasC
A Penny Postage StampQ
'You'd best be getting home ' he saidD
'The nights are very damp '-
-
He thought he saw a Garden DoorN
That opened with a keyR
He looked again and found it wasC
A Double Rule of ThreeR
'And all its mystery ' he saidD
'Is clear as day to me '-
-
He thought he saw a ArgumentA
That proved he was the PopeS
He looked again and found it wasC
A Bar of Mottled SoapS
'A fact so dread ' he faintly saidD
'Extinguishes all hope '-

Lewis Carroll



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