Wagtail And Baby Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DBDB ABAB ABAB| A baby watched a ford whereto | A |
| A wagtail came for drinking | B |
| A blaring bull went wading through | C |
| The wagtail showed no shrinking | B |
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| A stallion splashed his way across | D |
| The birdie nearly sinking | B |
| He gave his plumes a twitch and toss | D |
| And held his own unblinking | B |
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| Next saw the baby round the spot | A |
| A mongrel slowly slinking | B |
| The wagtail gazed but faltered not | A |
| In dip and sip and prinking | B |
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| A perfect gentleman then neared | A |
| The wagtail in a winking | B |
| With terror rose and disappeared | A |
| The baby fell a thinking | B |
Thomas Hardy
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