The Ship Of Rio Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEAEFGHGIJKJILML INON| There was a ship of Rio | A |
| Sailed out into the blue | B |
| And nine and ninety monkeys | C |
| Were all her jovial crew | B |
| From bo'sun to the cabin boy | D |
| From quarter to caboose | E |
| There weren't a stitch of calico | A |
| To breech 'em tight or loose | E |
| From spar to deck from deck to keel | F |
| From barnacle to shroud | G |
| There weren't one pair of reach me downs | H |
| To all that jabbering crowd | G |
| But wasn't it a gladsome sight | I |
| When roared the deep sea gales | J |
| To see them reef her fore and aft | K |
| A swinging by their tails | J |
| Oh wasn't it a gladsome sight | I |
| When glassy calm did come | L |
| To see them squatting tailor wise | M |
| Around a keg of rum | L |
| Oh wasn't it a gladsome sight | I |
| When in she sailed to land | N |
| To see them all a scampering skip | O |
| For nuts across the sand | N |
Walter De La Mare
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