Our Fear Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE F AFGHI AJFK LMHNO APQRG CSIT UV| Our fear | A |
| does not wear a night shirt | B |
| does not have owl s eyes | C |
| does not lift a casket lid | D |
| does not extinguish a candle | E |
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| does not have a dead man s face either | F |
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| our fear | A |
| is a scrap of paper | F |
| found in a pocket | G |
| warn W jcik | H |
| the place on Dluga Street is hot | I |
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| our fear | A |
| does not rise on the wings of the tempest | J |
| does not sit on a church tower | F |
| it is down to earth | K |
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| it has the shape | L |
| of a bundle made in haste | M |
| with warm clothing | H |
| provisions | N |
| and arms | O |
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| our fear | A |
| does not have the face of a dead man | P |
| the dead are gentle to us | Q |
| we carry them on our shoulders | R |
| sleep under the same blanket | G |
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| close their eyes | C |
| adjust their lips | S |
| pick a dry spot | I |
| and bury them | T |
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| not too deep | U |
| not too shallow | V |
Zbigniew Herbert
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