Roses Only Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGDB HIJKLMDKIEHNEHOPH| You do not seem to realize that beauty is a liability rather | A |
| than | B |
| an asset that in view of the fact that spirit creates form | C |
| we are justified in supposing | D |
| that you must have brains For you a symbol of the | E |
| unit stiff and sharp | F |
| conscious of surpassing by dint of native superiority and | G |
| liking for everything | D |
| self dependent anything an | B |
| - | |
| ambitious civilization might produce for you unaided to | H |
| attempt through sheer | I |
| reserve to confuse presumptions resulting from | J |
| observation is idle You cannot make us | K |
| think you a delightful happen so But rose if you are | L |
| brilliant it | M |
| is not because your petals are the without which nothing | D |
| of pre eminence Would you not minus | K |
| thorns be a what is this a mere | I |
| perculiarity They are not proof against a worm the | E |
| elements or mildew | H |
| but what about the predatory hand What is brilliance | N |
| without co ordination Guarding the | E |
| infinitesimal pieces of your mind compelling audience to | H |
| the remark that it is better to be forgotten than to be re | O |
| membered too violently | P |
| your thorns are the best part of you | H |
Marianne Moore
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