Part 1 Of Trout Fishing In America Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E B F F G H I F J K L M B N O P Q B R S A G T S K A U R V C W X E Y K Z B D R

THE COVER FORA
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TROUT FISHING IN AMERICAB
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The cover for Trout Fishing in America is a photograph takenC
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late in the afternoon a photograph of the Benjamin FranklinD
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statue in San Francisco's Washington SquareE
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Born Died Benjamin Franklin stands on aB
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pedestal that looks like a house containing stone furnitureF
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He holds some papers in one hand and his hat in the otherF
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Then the statue speaks saying in marbleG
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PRESENTED BYH
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H D COGSWELLI
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TO OURF
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BOYS AND GIRLSJ
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WHO WILL SOONK
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TAKE OUR PLACESL
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AND PASS ONM
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Around the base of the statue are four words facing theB
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directions of this world to the east WELCOME to the westN
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WELCOME to the north WELCOME to the south WELCOMEO
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Just behind the statue are three poplar trees almost leaflessP
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except for the top branches The statue stands in frontQ
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of the middle tree All around the grass is wet from theB
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rains of early FebruaryR
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In the background is a tall cypress tree almost dark likeS
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a room Adlai Stevenson spoke under the tree in beforeA
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a crowd of peopleG
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There is a tall church across the street from the statueT
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with crosses steeples bells and a vast door that looks likeS
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a huge mousehole perhaps from a Tom and Jerry cartoonK
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and written above the door is 'Per L'Universo '-
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Around five o'clock in the afternoon of my cover forA
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Trout Fishing in America people gather in the park acrossU
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the street from the church and they are hungryR
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It's sandwich time for the poorV
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But they cannot cross the street until the signal is givenC
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Then they all run across the street to the church and getW
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their sandwiches that are wrapped in newspaper They goX
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back to the park and unwrap the newspaper and see what theirE
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sandwiches are all aboutY
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A friend of mine unwrapped his sandwich one afternoonK
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and looked inside to find just a leaf of spinach That was allZ
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Was it Kafka who learned about America by reading theB
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autobiography of Benjamin FranklinD
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Kafka who said 'I like the Americans because they are healthyR
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and optimistic '-

Richard Brautigan



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