The Next Poem Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PQRQ BSTS ABUB| How much better it seems now | A |
| than when it is finally done | B |
| the unforgettable first line | C |
| the cunning way the stanzas run | B |
| - | |
| The rhymes soft spoken and suggestive | D |
| are barely audible at first | E |
| an appetite not yet acknowledged | F |
| like the inkling of a thirst | E |
| - | |
| While gradually the form appears | G |
| as each line is coaxed aloud | H |
| the architecture of a room | I |
| seen from the middle of a crowd | H |
| - | |
| The music that of common speech | J |
| but slanted so that each detail | K |
| sounds unexpected as a sharp | L |
| inserted in a simple scale | K |
| - | |
| No jumble box of imagery | M |
| dumped glumly in the reader's lap | N |
| or elegantly packaged junk | O |
| the unsuspecting must unwrap | N |
| - | |
| But words that could direct a friend | P |
| precisely to an unknown place | Q |
| those few unshakeable details | R |
| that no confusion can erase | Q |
| - | |
| And the real subject left unspoken | B |
| but unmistakable to those | S |
| who don't expect a jungle parrot | T |
| in the black and white of prose | S |
| - | |
| How much better it seems now | A |
| than when it is finally written | B |
| How hungrily one waits to feel | U |
| the bright lure seized the old hook bitten | B |
Dana Gioia
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