Cartoon Physics, Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC D EB F GEH IJK L FM NO P QR STU VW X F| Children under say ten shouldn't know | A |
| that the universe is ever expanding | B |
| inexorably pushing into the vacuum galaxies | C |
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| swallowed by galaxies whole | D |
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| solar systems collapsing all of it | E |
| acted out in silence At ten we are still learning | B |
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| the rules of cartoon animation | F |
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| that if a man draws a door on a rock | G |
| only he can pass through it | E |
| Anyone else who tries | H |
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| will crash into the rock Ten year olds | I |
| should stick with burning houses car wrecks | J |
| ships going down earthbound tangible | K |
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| disasters arenas | L |
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| where they can be heroes You can run | F |
| back into a burning house sinking ships | M |
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| have lifeboats the trucks will come | N |
| with their ladders if you jump | O |
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| you will be saved A child | P |
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| places her hand on the roof of a schoolbus | Q |
| drives across a city of sand She knows | R |
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| the exact spot it will skid at which point | S |
| the bridge will give who will swim to safety | T |
| who will be pulled under by sharks She will learn | U |
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| that if a man runs off the edge of a cliff | V |
| he will not fall | W |
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| until he notices his mistake | X |
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| Anonymous submission | F |
Nick Flynn
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