The Precision Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIC JK LDMN O| God spoke once in the dark dead sound | A |
| in the dead silence I turned | B |
| in my sleep | C |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp I slept and sank away | D |
| Then breath by breath I rose | E |
| a rigid skeleton | F |
| of thought spread over all the | G |
| night maintained by faith alone afraid | H |
| to waken nay afraid to stir | I |
| in sleep | C |
| - | |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp I face to face | J |
| with my own image | K |
| - | |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Mine Rock thought and | L |
| rock Concrete the flesh it lay | D |
| within me turned cold | M |
| in the living sheets | N |
| - | |
| Suspended on cold iron branded on air | O |
Yvor Winters
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