Siren Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHIJKLMNCOPC QQB KRS TBU| This is the one song everyone | A |
| would like to learn the song | B |
| that is irresistible | C |
| - | |
| the song that forces men | D |
| to leap overboard in squadrons | E |
| even though they see beached skulls | F |
| - | |
| the song nobody knows | G |
| because anyone who had heard it | H |
| is dead and the others can t remember | I |
| Shall I tell you the secret | J |
| and if I do will you get me | K |
| out of this bird suit | L |
| I don t enjoy it here | M |
| squatting on this island | N |
| looking picturesque and mythical | C |
| with these two feathery maniacs | O |
| I don t enjoy singing | P |
| this trio fatal and valuable | C |
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| I will tell the secret to you | Q |
| to you only to you | Q |
| Come closer This song | B |
| - | |
| is a cry for help Help me | K |
| Only you only you can | R |
| you are unique | S |
| - | |
| at last Alas | T |
| it is a boring song | B |
| but it works every time | U |
Margaret Atwood
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