Thirst Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFGFHH| My spirit wails for water water now | A |
| My tongue is aching dry my throat is hot | B |
| For water fresh rain shaken from a bough | A |
| Or dawn dews heavy in some leafy spot | B |
| My hungry body's burning for a swim | C |
| In sunlit water where the air is cool | D |
| As in Trout Valley where upon a limb | C |
| The golden finch sings sweetly to the pool | D |
| Oh water water when the night is done | E |
| When day steals gray white through the windowpane | F |
| Clear silver water when I wake alone | G |
| All impotent of parts of fevered brain | F |
| Pure water from a forest fountain first | H |
| To wash me cleanse me and to quench my thirst | H |
Claude Mckay
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