The Donkey And His Panniers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ABAB CDCD AEAE AAAA AFAG HIJI KBKB| A Donkey whose talent for burdens was wondrous | A |
| So much that you'd swear he rejoic'd in a load | B |
| One day had to jog under panniers so pond'rous | A |
| That down the poor Donkey fell smack on the road | B |
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| His owners and drivers stood round in amaze | A |
| What Neddy the patient the prosperous Neddy | B |
| So easy to drive through the dirtiest ways | A |
| For every description of job work so ready | B |
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| One driver whom Ned might have hail'd as a brother | C |
| Had just been proclaiming his Donkey's renown | D |
| For vigour for spirit for one thing or another | C |
| When lo 'mid his praises the Donkey came down | D |
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| But how to upraise him one shouts t'other whistles | A |
| While Jenky the Conjurer wisest of all | E |
| Declar'd that an over production of thistles | A |
| Here Ned gave a stare was the cause of his fall | E |
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| Another wise Solomon cries as he passes | A |
| There let him alone and the fit will soon cease | A |
| The beast has been fighting with other jack asses | A |
| And this is his mode of transition to peace | A |
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| Some look'd at his hoofs and with learned grimaces | A |
| Pronounc'd that too long without shoes he had gone | F |
| Let the blacksmith provide him a sound metal basis | A |
| The wise acres said and he's sure to jog on | G |
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| Meanwhile the poor Neddy in torture and fear | H |
| Lay under his panniers scarce able to groan | I |
| And what was still dolefuller lending an ear | J |
| To advisers whose ears were a match for his own | I |
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| At length a plain rustic whose wit went so far | K |
| As to see others' folly roar'd out as he pass'd | B |
| Quick off with the panniers all dolts as ye are | K |
| Or your prosperous Neddy will soon kick his last | B |
Thomas Moore
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