A Visit Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHI JCK LML NOP QRR STU VLL WBW XYZ A2B2C2| Gone are the days | A |
| when you could walk on water | B |
| When you could walk | C |
| - | |
| The days are gone | D |
| Only one day remains | E |
| the one you're in | F |
| - | |
| The memory is no friend | G |
| It can only tell you | H |
| what you no longer have | I |
| - | |
| a left hand you can use | J |
| two feet that walk | C |
| All the brain's gadgets | K |
| - | |
| Hello hello | L |
| The one hand that still works | M |
| grips won't let go | L |
| - | |
| That is not a train | N |
| There is no cricket | O |
| Let's not panic | P |
| - | |
| Let's talk about axes | Q |
| which kinds are good | R |
| the many names of wood | R |
| - | |
| This is how to build | S |
| a house a boat a tent | T |
| No use the toolbox | U |
| - | |
| refuses to reveal its verbs | V |
| the rasp the plane the awl | L |
| revert to sullen metal | L |
| - | |
| Do you recognize anything I said | W |
| Anything familiar | B |
| Yes you said The bed | W |
| - | |
| Better to watch the stream | X |
| that flows across the floor | Y |
| and is made of sunlight | Z |
| - | |
| the forest made of shadows | A2 |
| better to watch the fireplace | B2 |
| which is now a beach | C2 |
Margaret Atwood
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