The Cat That Walked By Himself Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FGFGGHGH IJIJKHKH| Pussy can sit by the fire and sing | A |
| Pussy can climb a tree | B |
| Or play with a silly old cork and string | A |
| To 'muse herself not me | B |
| But I like Binkie my dog because | C |
| He knows how to behave | D |
| So Binkie's the same as the First Friend was | E |
| And I am the Man in Cave | D |
| - | |
| Pussy will play Man Friday till | F |
| It's time to wet her paw | G |
| And make her walk on the window sill | F |
| For the footprint Crusoe saw | G |
| Then she fluffles her tail and mews | G |
| And scratches and won't attend | H |
| But Binkie will play whatever I choose | G |
| And he is my true First Friend | H |
| - | |
| Pussy will rub my knees with her head | I |
| Pretending she loves me hard | J |
| But the very minute I go to my bed | I |
| Pussy runs out in the yard | J |
| And there she stays till the morning light | K |
| So I know it is only pretend | H |
| But Binkie he snores at my feet all night | K |
| And he is my Firstest Friend | H |
Rudyard Kipling
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