The Dictators Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEBFGHIJKLMNOPQ| An odor has remained among the sugarcane | A |
| a mixture of blood and body a penetrating | B |
| petal that brings nausea | C |
| Between the coconut palms the graves are full | D |
| of ruined bones of speechless death rattles | E |
| The delicate dictator is talking | B |
| with top hats gold braid and collars | F |
| The tiny palace gleams like a watch | G |
| and the rapid laughs with gloves on | H |
| cross the corridors at times | I |
| and join the dead voices | J |
| and the blue mouths freshly buried | K |
| The weeping cannot be seen like a plant | L |
| whose seeds fall endlessly on the earth | M |
| whose large blind leaves grow even without light | N |
| Hatred has grown scale on scale | O |
| blow on blow in the ghastly water of the swamp | P |
| with a snout full of ooze and silence | Q |
Pablo Neruda
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About The Dictators
The Dictators is a poem by Pablo Neruda. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.