The Flies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDEFFGGHHIIJJ| Say sire of insects mighty Sol | A |
| A fly upon the chariot pole | B |
| Cries out What blue bottle alive | C |
| Did ever with such fury drive | C |
| Tell Beelzebub great Father tell | D |
| Says th' other perch'd upon the wheel | E |
| Did ever any mortal fly | F |
| Raise such a cloud of dust as I | F |
| My judgement turn'd the whole debate | G |
| My valour sayed the sinking state | G |
| To talk two idle buzzing things | H |
| Toss up their heads and stretch their wings | H |
| But let the truth to light be brought | I |
| This neither spoke nor th' other fought | I |
| No merit in their own behaviour | J |
| Both raised but by their party's favour | J |
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