The Misunderstanding Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGBH IDJK LMNOP DQ| I'm charmed yet chagrined by this misunderstanding | A |
| As when after a riot my city's smashed in stores appear all | B |
| Boarded up billboarded over with ads for wind insurance | C |
| Similarly swimmingly I miss the point You too | D |
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| And my misunderstanding doesn't stop there it grows soon | E |
| I can't see why that sudden influx of fugitives | F |
| All the world's escapees rubbing themselves lasciviously against the | G |
| Berlin Wall | B |
| They stick like placards to it Like napalm Like ads for | H |
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| And me I haven't even bought my biodegradable genitalia yet | I |
| No I was born slow but picking up speed I run through | D |
| Our burnt out streets screaming refusing to buy a house | J |
| Finally exasperated the misunderstanding overtakes me snatches | K |
| up | - |
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| Handcuffs So now here I am found with all you others | L |
| Impatiently craning in this queue that rumors out of sight up ahead | M |
| somewhere | N |
| Clutching our cash eager to purchase whatever it is nervous | O |
| As if bombs were about to practice land reform upon our bodies | P |
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| Redistribution of eyes toes arms here we stand Then some new | D |
| Age starts | Q |
Bill Knott
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