O Sweet Spontaneous Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOG PQRS TLUV R W D| O sweet spontaneous | A |
| earth how often have | B |
| the | C |
| doting | D |
| - | |
| fingers of | E |
| prurient philosophers pinched | F |
| and | G |
| poked | H |
| - | |
| thee | I |
| has the naughty thumb | J |
| of science prodded | K |
| thy | L |
| - | |
| beauty how | M |
| often have religions taken | N |
| thee upon their scraggy knees | O |
| squeezing and | G |
| - | |
| buffeting thee that thou mightest conceive | P |
| gods | Q |
| but | R |
| true | S |
| - | |
| to the incomparable | T |
| couch of death thy | L |
| rhythmic | U |
| lover | V |
| - | |
| thou answerest | R |
| - | |
| - | |
| them only with | W |
| - | |
| spring | D |
E. E. Cummings
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