Pebble Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CD EF FB GE HIEJ KGLThe 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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