His Silence Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GG HIJ| He still wears the glass skin of childhood | A |
| Under his hands the stones turn mirrors | B |
| His eyes are knives | C |
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| Who froze the ground to his feet | D |
| Who locked his mouth into an horizon | E |
| Why does the sun set when we touch | F |
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| I look for the lines between the silences | G |
| He looks only for the silences | G |
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| Cram this page under his tongue | H |
| Open him as if for surgery | I |
| Let the red knife love slide in | J |
Erica Jong
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