The Poet Fears Failure Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGH IEJKL AMNO MAAPQ G| The poet fears failure | A |
| so she says | B |
| Hold on pen | C |
| what if the critics | D |
| hate me | E |
| with that question | F |
| she blots out more lines | G |
| than any critic could | H |
| - | |
| The critic is only doing his job | I |
| keeping the poet lonely | E |
| He barks | J |
| like a dog at the door | K |
| when the master comes home | L |
| - | |
| It's in his doggy nature | A |
| If he didn't know the poet | M |
| for the boss | N |
| he wouldn't bark so loud | O |
| - | |
| the poet | M |
| It's in her nature | A |
| to fear failure | A |
| but not to let that fear | P |
| blot out | Q |
| - | |
| her lines | G |
Erica Jong
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