Most Anglers Are Very Humane Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FCFC GHGF FIFI JEJK| The kind hearted angler was sadly pursuing | A |
| His calling unhallowed of choking the fishes | B |
| He bitterly wept for of course he was doing | A |
| An action most strongly opposed to his wishes | C |
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| His vertabra shook as he musingly planned | D |
| How kindly to threadle the worm he'd begun it | E |
| Was plain had the reptile possessed a right hand | D |
| The penitent angler would gladly have wrung it | E |
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| He cast in his float filled with tearful emotion | F |
| And murmured How fearful how terrible this is | C |
| And just at that moment amid some commotion | F |
| He jerked out a panting and rather small piscis | C |
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| Unfortunate fishlet what dread impulse brought you | G |
| To meddle with bait which I carelessly threw in | H |
| My dear little swimmer I'm sorry I caught you | G |
| So please don't blame me for contriving your ruin | F |
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| O barbel and salmon trout tench dace and gugdeon | F |
| O ev'ry fat jack and each eel not a conger | I |
| Why why will you grieve me and stir up my dudgeon | F |
| Go die on his hooks who has eyes that are stronger | I |
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| But however whilst moaning he pulled out a score | J |
| And continued his wonderful luck till at last it | E |
| Was plain that his soft heart could bear it no more | J |
| Too deep were his groans and too full was his basket | K |
Norman Rowland Gale
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