Sunjuice Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFAG BBHIJKL MNONPNQ| What happens when the juice of the sun | A |
| drenches you | B |
| with its lemony tang its tart sweetness | C |
| your whole body stings with singing | D |
| so that your toes sing to your mouth | E |
| your navel whistles to your breasts | F |
| your breasts wave to everyone | A |
| as you walk down the summer street | G |
| - | |
| What will you do | B |
| when nothing will do | B |
| but to throw your arms around trees | H |
| men | I |
| greet every woman as sister | J |
| to run naked in the spray of the fire hydrants | K |
| with children of assorted colors | L |
| - | |
| Will you cover your drenched skin | M |
| with woolen clothes | N |
| Will you wear a diaper of herringbone tweed | O |
| Will you piece together a shroud of figleaves | N |
| lecture at the University | P |
| on the Lives of the Major Poets | N |
| the History of Despair in Art | Q |
Erica Jong
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