The Footsteps Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCADE FGHAHIJKKLMNKK| Eagles of coral | A |
| adorn the ebony bed | B |
| where Nero lies fast asleep | C |
| callous happy peaceful | A |
| in the prime of his body's strength | D |
| in the fine vigour of youth | E |
| - | |
| But in the alabaster hall that holds | F |
| the ancient shrine of the Aenobarbi | G |
| how restless the household deities | H |
| The little gods tremble | A |
| and try to hide their insignificant bodies | H |
| They've heard a terrible sound | I |
| a deadly sound coming up the stairs | J |
| iron footsteps that shake the staircase | K |
| and faint with fear the miserable Lares | K |
| scramble to the back of the shrine | L |
| shoving each other and stumbling | M |
| one little god falling over another | N |
| because they know what kind of sound that is | K |
| know by now the footsteps of the Furies | K |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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