This Life Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA B CDEF GHIJ KLMN OHPQ| A | |
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| With Kit Age at the Beach | B |
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| We would climb the highest dune | C |
| from there to gaze and come down | D |
| the ocean was performing | E |
| we contributed our climb | F |
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| Waves leapfrogged and came | G |
| straight out of the storm | H |
| What should our gaze mean | I |
| Kit waited for me to decide | J |
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| Standing on such a hill | K |
| what would you tell your child | L |
| That was an absolute vista | M |
| Those waves raced far and cold | N |
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| How far could you swim Daddy | O |
| in such a storm | H |
| As far as was needed I said | P |
| and as I talked I swam | Q |
William Stafford
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