Leda Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG HGIJFFKF LBAMNOPG QRSQTUVLCLFWhere the slow river | A |
meets the tide | B |
a red swan lifts red wings | C |
and darker beak | D |
and underneath the purple down | E |
of his soft breast | F |
uncurls his coral feet | G |
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Through the deep purple | H |
of the dying heat | G |
of sun and mist | I |
the level ray of sun beam | J |
has caressed | F |
the lily with dark breast | F |
and flecked with richer gold | K |
its golden crest | F |
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Where the slow lifting | L |
of the tide | B |
floats into the river | A |
and slowly drifts | M |
among the reeds | N |
and lifts the yellow flags | O |
he floats | P |
where tide and river meet | G |
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Ah kingly kiss | Q |
no more regret | R |
nor old deep memories | S |
to mar the bliss | Q |
where the low sedge is thick | T |
the gold day lily | U |
outspreads and rests | V |
beneath soft fluttering | L |
of red swan wings | C |
and the warm quivering | L |
of the red swan's breast | F |
Hilda Doolittle
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