News Report, September 1991 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BC DE F GH H I J H KH LMIII G NHHIIKJIHH HHGO I N HIIIH HIIH PGGH IHQI H IHR MII

U S BURIED IRAQI SOLDIERS ALIVE IN GULF WARA
-
'What you saw was aB
bunch of trenches withC
arms sticking out '-
'Plows mounted onD
tanks CombatE
earthmovers '-
'Defiant '-
'Buried '-
'Carefully planned andF
rehearsed '-
'When weG
went through there wasn'tH
anybody left '-
'AwardedH
Silver Star '-
'ReportersI
banned '-
'Not a singleJ
American killed '-
'BodycountH
impossible '-
'For all I knowK
thousands saidH
Colonel Moreno '-
'What youL
saw was a bunch ofM
buried trenchesI
with people'sI
arms and thingsI
sticking out '-
'Secretary CheneyG
made no mention '-
'Every single AmericanN
was insideH
the juggernautH
imperviousI
to small armsI
fire ' 'I knowK
burying peopleJ
like that soundsI
pretty nasty saidH
Colonel MaggartH
But '-
'His force buriedH
about six hundredH
and fiftyG
in a thinner lineO
of trenches '-
'People's armsI
sticking out '-
'Every AmericanN
inside '-
'The juggernaut '-
'I'm notH
going to sacrificeI
the livesI
of my soldiersI
Moreno said it's notH
cost effective '-
'The tactic was designedH
to terrorizeI
Lieutenant Colonel HawkinsI
said who helpedH
devise it '-
'Schwartzkopf's staffP
privatelyG
estimated fifty to seventyG
thousand killedH
in the trenches '-
'Private Joe Queen wasI
awardedH
a Bronze Star for buryingQ
trenches with hisI
earthmover '-
'InsideH
the juggernaut '-
'Impervious '-
'A lot of the guysI
were scared he saidH
but IR
enjoyed it '-
'A bunch ofM
trenches People'sI
arms and thingsI
sticking out '-
'Cost effective '-

Denise Levertov



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