The Walrus And The Carpenter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CD EF B G BHIHJH BKLKMK BNONMN GPBPQP RSMSGL TUVUWU XMNMYM ZA2B2A2C2A2 D2WE2WF2W GC2G2C2H2C2 MI2J2I2K2I2 ECL2CGC MM2N2M2SM2 EBBBMB O2P2Q2P2R2P2 MS2T2S2Q2S2 MDU2DV2D GKW2KOKTweedledee said to Alice You like poetry | A |
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Ye es pretty well some poetry Alice said doubtfully | B |
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What shall I repeat to her said Tweedledee looking round at | C |
Tweedledum with great solemn eyes | D |
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'The Walrus and the Carpenter' is the longest Tweedledum replied | E |
giving his brother an affectionate hug | F |
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Tweedledee began instantly | B |
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The Walrus And The Carpenter | G |
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The sun was shining on the sea | B |
Shining with all his might | H |
He did his very best to make | I |
The billows smooth and bright | H |
And this was odd because it was | J |
The middle of the night | H |
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The moon was shining sulkily | B |
Because she thought the sun | K |
Had got no business to be there | L |
After the day was done | K |
It's very rude of him she said | M |
To come and spoil the fun | K |
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The sea was wet as wet could be | B |
The sands were dry as dry | N |
You could not see a cloud because | O |
No cloud was in the sky | N |
No birds were flying overhead | M |
There were no birds to fly | N |
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The Walrus and the Carpenter | G |
Were walking close at hand | P |
They wept like anything to see | B |
Such quantities of sand | P |
If this were only cleared away | Q |
They said It would be grand | P |
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If seven maids with seven mops | R |
Swept for half a year | S |
Do you suppose the walrus said | M |
That they could get it clear | S |
I doubt it said the Carpenter | G |
And shed a bitter tear | L |
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O Oysters come and walk with us | T |
The Walrus did beseech | U |
A pleasant walk a pleasant talk | V |
Along the briny beach | U |
We cannot do with more than four | W |
To give a hand to each | U |
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The eldest Oyster looked at him | X |
But never a word he said | M |
The eldest Oyster winked his eye | N |
And shook his heavy head | M |
Meaning to say he did not choose | Y |
To leave the oyster bed | M |
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But four young Oysters hurried up | Z |
All eager for the treat | A2 |
Their coats were brushed their faces washed | B2 |
Their shoes were clean and neat | A2 |
And this was odd because you know | C2 |
They hadn't any feet | A2 |
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Four other Oysters followed them | D2 |
And yet another four | W |
And thick and fast they came at last | E2 |
And more and more and more | W |
All hopping through the frothy waves | F2 |
And scrambling to the shore | W |
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The Walrus and the Carpenter | G |
Walked on a mile or so | C2 |
And then they rested on a rock | G2 |
Conveniently low | C2 |
And all the little Oysters stood | H2 |
And waited in a row | C2 |
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The time has come the Walrus said | M |
To talk of many things | I2 |
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax | J2 |
Of cabbages and kings | I2 |
And why the sea is boiling hot | K2 |
And whether pigs have wings | I2 |
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But wait a bit the Oysters cried | E |
Before we have our chat | C |
For some of us are out of breath | L2 |
And all of us are fat | C |
No hurry said the Carpenter | G |
They thanked him much for that | C |
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A loaf of bread the Walrus said | M |
Is what we chiefly need | M2 |
Pepper and vinegar besides | N2 |
Are very good indeed | M2 |
Now if you're ready Oysters dear | S |
We can begin to feed | M2 |
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But not on us the Oysters cried | E |
Turning a little blue | B |
After such kindness that would be | B |
A dismal thing to do | B |
The night is fine the Walrus said | M |
Do you admire the view | B |
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It was so kind of you to come | O2 |
And you are very nice | P2 |
The Carpenter said nothing but | Q2 |
Cut us another slice | P2 |
I wish you were not quite so deaf | R2 |
I've had to ask you twice | P2 |
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It seems a shame the Walrus said | M |
To play them such a trick | S2 |
After we've brought them out so far | T2 |
And made them trot so quick | S2 |
The Carpenter said nothing but | Q2 |
The butter's spread too thick | S2 |
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I weep for you the Walrus said | M |
I deeply sympathize | D |
With sobs and tears he sorted out | U2 |
Those of the largest size | D |
Holding his pocket handkerchief | V2 |
Before his streaming eyes | D |
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O Oysters said the Carpenter | G |
You had a pleasant run | K |
Shall we be trotting home again | W2 |
But answer came there none | K |
And this was scarcely odd because | O |
They'd eaten every one | K |
Lewis Carroll
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