Leda Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG HGIJFFKF LBAMNOPG QRSQTUVLCLF| Where 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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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