Flying At Forty Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG AHIJKLM NOPQRSTB U| You call me | A |
| courageous | B |
| I who grew up | C |
| gnawing on books | D |
| as some kids | E |
| gnaw | F |
| on bubble gum | G |
| - | |
| who married disastrously | A |
| not once | H |
| but three times | I |
| yet have a lovely daughter | J |
| I would not undo | K |
| for all the dope | L |
| in California | M |
| - | |
| Fear was my element | N |
| fear my contagion | O |
| I swam in it | P |
| till I became | Q |
| immune | R |
| The plane takes off | S |
| I laugh aloud | T |
| Call me courageous | B |
| - | |
| I am still alive | U |
Erica Jong
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