The Power Of Taste Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDEBFGHEIJKLMNOPQ RSSTU VBW| It didn t require great character at all | A |
| our refusal disagreement and resistance | B |
| we had a shred of necessary courage | C |
| but fundamentally it was a matter of taste | D |
| Yes taste | D |
| in which there are fibers of soul the cartilage of | E |
| conscience | B |
| Who knows if we had been better and more | F |
| attractively tempted | G |
| sent rose skinned women thin as a wafer | H |
| or fantastic creatures from the paintings of | E |
| Hieronymus Bosch | I |
| but what kind of hell was there at this time | J |
| a wet pit the murderers alley the barrack | K |
| called a palace of justice | L |
| a home brewed Mephisto in a Lenin jacket | M |
| sent Aurora s grandchildren on into the field | N |
| boys with potato faces | O |
| very ugly girls with red hands | P |
| Q | |
| So sthetics can be helpful in life | R |
| one should not neglect the study of beauty | S |
| Before we declare our consent we must carefully | S |
| examine | T |
| the shape of the architecture the rhythm of the drums | U |
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| official colors the despicable ritual of funerals | V |
| Our eyes and refused obedience | B |
| the princes of our senses proudly chose exile | W |
Zbigniew Herbert
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