The White House Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBBCCDEDFBBYour door is shut against my tightened face | A |
And I am sharp as steel with discontent | B |
But I possess the courage and the grace | A |
To bear my anger proudly and unbent | B |
The pavement slabs burn loose beneath my feet | B |
A chafing savage down the decent street | B |
And passion rends my vitals as I pass | C |
Where boldly shines your shuttered door of glass | C |
Oh I must search for wisdom every hour | D |
Deep in my wrathful bosom sore and raw | E |
And find in it the superhuman power | D |
To hold me to the letter of your law | F |
Oh I must keep my heart inviolate | B |
Against the potent poison of your hate | B |
Claude Mckay
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