Snake Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGH IJI K| I saw a young snake glide | A |
| Out of the mottled shade | B |
| And hang limp on a stone | C |
| A thin mouth and a tongue | D |
| Stayed in the still air | E |
| - | |
| It turned it drew away | F |
| Its shadow bent in half | G |
| It quickened and was gone | H |
| - | |
| I felt my slow blood warm | I |
| I longed to be that thing | J |
| The pure sensuous form | I |
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| And I may be some time | K |
Theodore Roethke
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