Choriambics Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE FF GG GG EE HH II| Love what ailed thee to leave life that was made lovely we thought with love | A |
| What sweet visions of sleep lured thee away down from the light above | A |
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| What strange faces of dreams voices that called hands that were raised to wave | B |
| Lured or led thee alas out of the sun down to the sunless grave | B |
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| Ah thy luminous eyes once was their light fed with the fire of day | C |
| Now their shadowy lids cover them close hush them and hide away | C |
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| Ah thy snow coloured hands once were they chains mighty to bind me fast | D |
| Now no blood in them burns mindless of love senseless of passion past | D |
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| Ah thy beautiful hair so was it once braided for me for me | E |
| Now for death is it crowned only for death lover and lord of thee | E |
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| Sweet the kisses of death set on thy lips colder are they than mine | F |
| Colder surely than past kisses that love poured for thy lips as wine | F |
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| Lov'st thou death is his face fairer than love's brighter to look upon | G |
| Seest thou light in his eyes light by which love's pales and is overshone | G |
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| Lo the roses of death grey as the dust chiller of leaf than snow | G |
| Why let fall from thy hand love's that were thine roses that loved thee so | G |
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| Large red lilies of love sceptral and tall lovely for eyes to see | E |
| Thornless blossom of love full of the sun fruits that were reared for thee | E |
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| Now death's poppies alone circle thy hair girdle thy breasts as white | H |
| Bloodless blossoms of death leaves that have sprung never against the light | H |
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| Nay then sleep if thou wilt love is content what should he do to weep | I |
| Sweet was love to thee once now in thine eyes sweeter than love is sleep | I |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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