A Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDED BFGBHIHI BFJBKKKK BBLBMMMMsat on the sofa | A |
and I sat near | B |
The handkerchief could be yours | C |
the tear could be mine chin bound | D |
Though it could be of course | E |
the other way around | D |
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I wish you were here dear | B |
I wish you were here | F |
I wish we were in my car | G |
and you'd shift the gear | B |
We'd find ourselves elsewhere | H |
on an unknown shore | I |
Or else we'd repair | H |
to where we've been before | I |
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I wish you were here dear | B |
I wish you were here | F |
I wish I knew no astronomy | J |
when stars appear | B |
when the moon skims the water | K |
that sighs and shifts in its slumber | K |
I wish it were still a quarter | K |
to dial your number | K |
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I wish you were here dear | B |
in this hemisphere | B |
as I sit on the porch | L |
sipping a beer | B |
It's evening the sun is setting | M |
boys shout and gulls are crying | M |
What's the point of forgetting | M |
if it's followed by dying | M |
Joseph Brodsky
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