Cassandra Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJHCThe mad girl with the staring eyes and long white fingers | A |
Hooked in the stones of the wall | B |
The storm wrack hair and screeching mouth does it matter Cassandra | C |
Whether the people believe | D |
Your bitter fountain Truly men hate the truth they'd liefer | E |
Meet a tiger on the road | F |
Therefore the poets honey their truth with lying but religion | G |
Vendors and political men | H |
Pour from the barrel new lies on the old and are praised for kindly | I |
Wisdom Poor bitch be wise | J |
No you'll still mumble in a corner a crust of truth to men | H |
And gods disgusting you and I Cassandra | C |
Robinson Jeffers
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Jennifer: Well I couldn't be more wrong. I have been searching for a poem I read in passing over 20 years ago. The line I remembered was "Alas, poor bitch", and I thought it was the first line, and I thought the poet was Canadian.
This poem was worth finding again though -- I'm right about that much. Too funny that 2020 is the year it resurfaces.
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