The Ache Of Marriage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCD EBF GGHC IC| The ache of marriage | A |
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| thigh and tongue beloved | B |
| are heavy with it | C |
| it throbs in the teeth | D |
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| We look for communion | E |
| and are turned away beloved | B |
| each and each | F |
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| It is leviathan and we | G |
| in its belly | G |
| looking for joy some joy | H |
| not to be known outside it | C |
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| two by two in the ark of | I |
| the ache of it | C |
Denise Levertov
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