Invitation To Miss Marianne Moore Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABACDEA FGEAHIJAA KLMANA OPAQAA RHSTKUA VWXYZA2AAB2A2A2A A2KA2AA DC2A2AAFrom Brooklyn over the Brooklyn Bridge on this fine morning | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
In a cloud of fiery pale chemicals | B |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
to the rapid rolling of thousands of small blue drums | C |
descending out of the mackerel sky | D |
over the glittering grandstand of harbor water | E |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp pl ease come flying | A |
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Whistles pennants and smoke are blowing The ships | F |
are signaling cordially with multitudes of flags | G |
rising and falling like birds all over the harbor | E |
Enter two rivers gracefully bearing | A |
countless little pellucid jellies | H |
in cut glass epergnes dragging with silver chains | I |
The flight is safe the weather is all arranged | J |
The waves are running in verses this fine morning | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Please come flying | A |
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Come with the pointed toe of each black shoe | K |
trailing a sapphire highlight | L |
with a black capeful of butterfly wings and bon mots | M |
with heaven knows how many angels all riding | A |
on the broad black brim of your hat | N |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
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Bearing a musical inaudible abacus | O |
a slight censorious frown and blue ribbons | P |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
Facts and skyscrapers glint in the tide Manhattan | Q |
is all awash with morals this fine morning | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp so please come flying | A |
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Mounting the sky with natural heroism | R |
above the accidents above the malignant movies | H |
the taxicabs and injustices at large | S |
while horns are resounding in your beautiful ears | T |
that simultaneously listen to | K |
a soft uninvented music fit for the musk deer | U |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
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For whom the grim museums will behave | V |
like courteous male bower birds | W |
for whom the agreeable lions lie in wait | X |
on the steps of the Public Library | Y |
eager to rise and follow through the doors | Z |
up into the reading rooms | A2 |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
We can sit down and weep we can go shopping | A |
or play at a game of constantly being wrong | B2 |
with a priceless set of vocabularies | A2 |
or we can bravely deplore but please | A2 |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
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With dynasties of negative constructions | A2 |
darkening and dying around you | K |
with grammar that suddenly turns and shines | A2 |
like flocks of sandpipers flying | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
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Come like a light in the white mackerel sky | D |
come like a daytime comet | C2 |
with a long unnebulous train of words | A2 |
from Brooklyn over the Brooklyn Bridge on this fine morning | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp please come flying | A |
Elizabeth Bishop
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