The Shadow Voice Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEA F GHIJ K LMNO P QRN| My shadow said to me | A |
| what is the matter | B |
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| Isn't the moon warm | C |
| enough for you | D |
| why do you need | E |
| the blanket of another body | A |
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| Whose kiss is moss | F |
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| Around the picnic tables | G |
| The bright pink hands held sandwiches | H |
| crumbled by distance Flies crawl | I |
| over the sweet instant | J |
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| You know what is in these blankets | K |
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| The trees outside are bending with | L |
| children shooting guns Leave | M |
| them alone They are playing | N |
| games of their own | O |
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| I give water I give clean crusts | P |
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| Aren't there enough words | Q |
| flowing in your veins | R |
| to keep you going | N |
Margaret Atwood
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