The Butterfly Obtains Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC CEFE FCGC| A | |
| - | |
| The butterfly obtains | B |
| But little sympathy | C |
| Though favorably mentioned | D |
| In Entomology | C |
| - | |
| Because he travels freely | C |
| And wears a proper coat | E |
| The circumspect are certain | F |
| That he is dissolute | E |
| - | |
| Had he the homely scutcheon | F |
| Of modest Industry | C |
| 'Twere fitter certifying | G |
| For Immortality | C |
Emily Dickinson
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MN Cusack: Doesn't hold a candle to my novel. Thsi was nice thogh
Niina Maxwelll: This poem, stunning in its simplicity, brings to mind my joyous upbringing, prancing through sunflower fields, and feeling the soft burn of the sun’s rays on my porcelain shoulders.
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