Danse Russe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEFGHIJGGKLMN OP| If I when my wife is sleeping | A |
| and the baby and Kathleen | B |
| are sleeping | A |
| and the sun is a flame white disc | C |
| in silken mists | D |
| above shining trees | E |
| if I in my north room | F |
| dance naked grotesquely | G |
| before my mirror | H |
| waving my shirt round my head | I |
| and singing softly to myself | J |
| I am lonely lonely | G |
| I was born to be lonely | G |
| I am best so | K |
| if I admire my arms my face | L |
| my shoulders flanks buttocks | M |
| against the yellow drawn shades | N |
| - | |
| who shall say I am not | O |
| the happy genius of my household | P |
William Carlos Williams
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