Aztec Mask Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHCIJKLMNOPQRS| I wanted a man's face looking into the jaws and throat | A |
| of life | B |
| With something proud on his face so proud no smash | C |
| of the jaws | D |
| No gulp of the throat leaves the face in the end | E |
| With anything else than the old proud look | F |
| Even to the finish dumped in the dust | G |
| Lost among the used up cinders | H |
| This face men would say is a flash | C |
| Is laid on bones taken from the ribs of the earth | I |
| Ready for the hammers of changing changing years | J |
| Ready for the sleeping sleeping years of silence | K |
| Ready for the dust and fire and wind | L |
| I wanted this face and I saw it today in an Aztec mask | M |
| A cry out of storm and dark a red yell and a purple prayer | N |
| A beaten shape of ashes | O |
| waiting the sunrise or night | P |
| something or nothing | Q |
| proud mouthed | R |
| proud eyed gambler | S |
Carl Sandburg
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