On The Train Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFGHIJKL A MNHOPQRSTUTVW A BKXYZKA2| I | A |
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| THE lady in front of me in the car | B |
| With little red coils close over her ears | C |
| Is talking with her friend | D |
| And the circle of ostrich foam around her hat | E |
| Curving over like a wave | F |
| Trembles with her little windy words | G |
| What she is saying I wonder | H |
| That her feathers should tremble | I |
| And the soft fur of her coat should slip down over her shoulders | J |
| Has her string of pearls been stolen | K |
| Or maybe her husband | L |
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| II | A |
| - | |
| He is drunk that man | M |
| Drunk as a lord a lord of the bibulous past sic | N |
| He shouts wittily from his end of the car to the man in the corner | H |
| He bows to me with chivalrous apologies | O |
| He philosophizes plays with the wisdom of the ages | P |
| Flings off his rags | Q |
| Displays his naked soul | R |
| Athletic beautiful grotesque | S |
| In the good time coming | T |
| When men drink no more | U |
| Shall we ever see a nude soul dancing | T |
| Stript and free | V |
| In the temple of his god | W |
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| III | A |
| - | |
| She comes smiling into the car | B |
| With irridescent bubbles of children | K |
| She blooms in the close plush seats | X |
| Like a narcissus in a bowl of stones | Y |
| She croons to a baby in her lap | Z |
| The trees come swinging by to listen | K |
| And the electric lights in the ceiling are stars | A2 |
Harriet Monroe
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