The Photograph Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGHIJKKJL| In this obscene photograph sold in the street | A |
| secretly have to watch out for the police | B |
| in this whorish photograph | C |
| how could there be such a dream like face | D |
| How did you get in here | E |
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| Who knows what a degrading vulgar life you lead | F |
| how horrible the surroundings must have been | G |
| when you posed to have this picture taken | H |
| what a cheap soul you must have | I |
| But in spite of all this and even more you remain for me | J |
| the dream like face the figure | K |
| shaped for and dedicated to the Hellenic kind of pleasure | K |
| that's how you remain for me | J |
| and how my poetry speaks about you | L |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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