The Book With Four Backs Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DE FG HI JK LMNOP DQRST| I put our books face to face | A |
| so they could talk | B |
| They whispered about us | C |
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| I put yours on top of mine | D |
| They would not mate | E |
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| Like poor dumb pandas in the London Zoo | F |
| they would not come together | G |
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| I put them back to back | H |
| They would not sleep | I |
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| I put them right side up to upside down | J |
| They would not lick each other's wounds | K |
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| The night we met | L |
| you fed me fish eggs dark beer | M |
| We spoke of animals Shakespeare | N |
| You talked about acidic inks papers | O |
| You told me how our books digest themselves | P |
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| You laid the pages of your body over mine | D |
| You printed my face with kisses | Q |
| The letters fell into a heap under our bed | R |
| The sheets were dust | S |
| The fish eggs swam our mouths | T |
Erica Jong
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