Pebble Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CD EF FB GE HIEJ KGL| The pebble | A |
| is a perfect creature | B |
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| equal to itself | C |
| mindful of its limits | D |
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| filled exactly | E |
| with a pebbly meaning | F |
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| with a scent that does not remind one of anything | F |
| does not frighten anything away does not arouse desire | B |
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| its ardour and coldness | G |
| are just and full of dignity | E |
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| I feel a heavy remorse | H |
| when I hold it in my hand | I |
| and its noble body | E |
| is permeated by false warmth | J |
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| Pebbles cannot be tamed | K |
| to the end they will look at us | G |
| with a calm and very clear eye | L |
Zbigniew Herbert
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