Underground System Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEBCFGGFHIJIAHKH LMNM| Set the foot down with distrust upon the crust of the | A |
| world mdash it is thin | B |
| Moles are at work beneath us they have tunneled the | A |
| sub soil | C |
| With separate chambers which at an appointed knock | D |
| Could be as one could intersect and interlock We walk | E |
| on the skin | B |
| Of life No toil | C |
| Of rake or hoe no lime no phosphate no rotation of | F |
| crops no irrigation of the land | G |
| Will coax the limp and flattened grain to stand | G |
| On that bad day or feed to strength the nibbled root's of | F |
| our nation | H |
| Ease has demoralized us nearly so we know | I |
| Nothing of the rigours of winter The house has a roof | J |
| against mdash the car a top against mdash the snow | I |
| All will be well we say it is a bit like the rising of the | A |
| sun | H |
| For our country to prosper who can prevail against us | K |
| No one | H |
| The house has a roof but the boards of its floor are | L |
| rotting and hall upon hall | M |
| The moles have built their palace beneath us we have | N |
| not far to fall | M |
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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