Habitation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AB C DEFAG C CHI C

Marriage is notA
a house or even a tentB
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it is before that and colderC
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the edge of the forest the edgeD
of the desertE
the unpainted stairsF
at the back where we squatA
outside eating popcornG
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the edge of the receding glacierC
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where painfully and with wonderC
at having survived evenH
this farI
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we are learning to make fireC

Margaret Atwood



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