The Mermaid Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEEFFGG| Although a Fishwife in a sense | A |
| She does not barter Fish for Pence | A |
| Fisher of Men her Golden Nets | B |
| For foolish Sailormen she sets | B |
| All day she combs her hair and longs | C |
| For Dimpled Feet and Curling tongs | D |
| All night she dreams in ocean caves | E |
| Of Low tide Shoes and Marcel Waves | E |
| And while the Fishwife making sales | F |
| May sell her wares upon her scales | F |
| The Mermaid wonderful to tell | G |
| Must wear her scales upon hersel' | G |
Oliver Herford
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