Tachycardia Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABC DE DFGHI DJKL MNOA PQRST UE LVWJ J

In the chest is caged batA
who seeks escapeB
through the mouthC
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He flaps his wingsD
the molars shiverE
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He flaps his wingsD
the thyroid bulgesF
like a snakeG
that has swallowedH
a mouseI
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He flaps his wingsD
uttering shrill criesJ
heard only by the earsK
of the teethL
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He wants to soarM
into the great worldN
He is blindO
as a batA
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You must convince himP
that the chestQ
is a cradleR
a roomS
with a viewT
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Past the tonsilsU
lies terrorE
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Past the teethL
lies deathV
Past the lipsW
lie liesJ
-
lies liesJ

Erica Jong



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