Silence Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR| There is the sudden silence of the crowd | A |
| above a player not moving on the field | B |
| and the silence of the orchid | C |
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| The silence of the falling vase | D |
| before it strikes the oor | E |
| the silence of the belt when it is not striking the child | F |
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| The stillness of the cup and the water in it | G |
| the silence of the moon | H |
| and the quiet of the day far from the roar of the sun | I |
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| The silence when I hold you to my chest | J |
| the silence of the window above us | K |
| and the silence when you rise and turn away | L |
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| And there is the silence of this morning | M |
| which I have broken with my pen | N |
| a silence that had piled up all night | O |
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| like snow falling in the darkness of the house | P |
| the silence before I wrote a word | Q |
| and the poorer silence now | R |
Billy Collins
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