Not Waving But Drowning Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB BDED FBGB| Nobody heard him the dead man | A |
| But still he lay moaning | B |
| I was much further out than you thought | C |
| And not waving but drowning | B |
| - | |
| Poor chap he always loved larking | B |
| And now he's dead | D |
| It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way | E |
| They said | D |
| - | |
| Oh no no no it was too cold always | F |
| Still the dead one lay moaning | B |
| I was much too far out all my life | G |
| And not waving but drowning | B |
Stevie Smith
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