Root Cellar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGAHIJ| Nothing would sleep in that cellar dank as a ditch | A |
| Bulbs broke out of boxes hunting for chinks in the dark | B |
| Shoots dangled and drooped | C |
| Lolling obscenely from mildewed crates | D |
| Hung down long yellow evil necks like tropical snakes | E |
| And what a congress of stinks | F |
| Roots ripe as old bait | G |
| Pulpy stems rank silo rich | A |
| Leaf mold manure lime piled against slippery planks | H |
| Nothing would give up life | I |
| Even the dirt kept breathing a small breath | J |
Theodore Roethke
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