This is an analysis of The Glutton by Jean De La Fontaine.

A STURGEON, once, a glutton famed was led
To have for supper--all, except the head.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc aaaadd
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,
  • Metre: 0101010111 0111010101 0101110101 1101010101 1000100010111 11000100101 01010001010 11010101010 1101010101 1111110001 0100110001 0101111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12