Late Afternoon: The Onslaught Of Love Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFGHI BGHCJKFLMN OPQRR BSTUSVRWXYZ| For William and Emily Maxwell | A |
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| At this time of day | B |
| One could hear the caulking irons sound | C |
| Against the hulls in the dockyard | D |
| Tar smoke rose between trees | E |
| And large oily patches floated on the water | F |
| Undulating unevenly | G |
| In the purple sunlight | H |
| Like the surfaces of Florentine bronze | I |
| - | |
| At this time of day | B |
| Sounds carried clearly | G |
| Through hot silences of fading daylight | H |
| The weedy fields lay drowned | C |
| In odors of creosote and salt | J |
| Richer than double colored taffeta | K |
| Oil floated in the harbor | F |
| Amoeboid iridescent limp | L |
| It called to mind the slender limbs | M |
| Of Donatello's David | N |
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| It was lovely and she was in love | O |
| They had taken a covered boat to one of the islands | P |
| The city sounds were faint in the distance | Q |
| Rattling of carriages tumult of voices | R |
| Yelping of dogs on the decks of barges | R |
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| At this time of day | B |
| Sunlight empurpled the world | S |
| The poplars darkened in ranks | T |
| Like imperial servants | U |
| Water lapped and lisped | S |
| In its native and quiet tongue | V |
| Oakum was in the air and the scent of grasses | R |
| There would be fried smelts and cherries and cream | W |
| Nothing designed by Italian artisans | X |
| Would match this evening's perfection | Y |
| The puddled oil was a miracle of colors | Z |
Anthony Evan Hecht
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