Guide To The Other Gallery Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFEF GCHC IHJH KLKL MNMN| This is the hall of broken limbs | A |
| Where splintered marble athletes lie | B |
| Beside the arms of cherubim | C |
| Nothing is ever thrown away | D |
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| These butterflies are set in rows | E |
| So small and gray inside their case | F |
| They look alike now I suppose | E |
| Death makes most creatures commonplace | F |
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| These portraits here of the unknown | G |
| Are hung three high frame piled on frame | C |
| Each potent soul who craved renown | H |
| Immortalized without a name | C |
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| Here are the shelves of unread books | I |
| Millions of pages turning brown | H |
| Visitors wander through the stacks | J |
| But no one ever takes one down | H |
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| I wish I were a better guide | K |
| There's so much more that you should see | L |
| Rows of bottles with nothing inside | K |
| Displays of locks which have no key | L |
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| You'd like to go I wish you could | M |
| This room has such a peaceful view | N |
| Look at that case of antique wood | M |
| Without a label It's for you | N |
Dana Gioia
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