The Caterpillar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DEFG BHII JKCC LBMM ABNN| Under this loop of honeysuckle | A |
| A creeping coloured caterpillar | B |
| I gnaw the fresh green hawthorn spray | C |
| I nibble it leaf by leaf away | C |
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| Down beneath grow dandelions | D |
| Daisies old man's looking glasses | E |
| Rooks flap croaking across the lane | F |
| I eat and swallow and eat again | G |
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| Here come raindrops helter skelter | B |
| I munch and nibble unregarding | H |
| Hawthorn leaves are juicy and firm | I |
| I'll mind my business I'm a good worm | I |
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| When I'm old tired melancholy | J |
| I'll build a leaf green mausoleum | K |
| Close by here on this lovely spray | C |
| And die and dream the ages away | C |
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| Some say worms win resurrection | L |
| With white wings beating flitter flutter | B |
| But wings or a sound sleep why should I care | M |
| Either way I'll miss my share | M |
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| Under this loop of honeysuckle | A |
| A hungry hairy caterpillar | B |
| I crawl on my high and swinging seat | N |
| And eat eat eat as one ought to eat | N |
Robert Graves
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