Emmy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL| Emmy's exquisite youth and her virginal air | A |
| Eyes and teeth in the flash of a musical smile | B |
| Come to me out of the past and I see her there | A |
| As I saw her once for a while | B |
| - | |
| Emmy's laughter rings in my ears as bright | C |
| Fresh and sweet as the voice of a mountain brook | D |
| And still I hear her telling us tales that night | C |
| Out of Boccaccio's book | D |
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| There in the midst of the villainous dancing hall | E |
| Leaning across the table over the beer | F |
| While the music maddened the whirling skirts of the ball | E |
| As the midnight hour drew near | F |
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| There with the women haggard painted and old | G |
| One fresh bud in a garland withered and stale | H |
| She with her innocent voice and her clear eyes told | G |
| Tale after shameless tale | H |
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| And ever the witching smile to her face beguiled | I |
| Paused and broadened and broke in a ripple of fun | J |
| And the soul of a child looked out of the eyes of a child | I |
| Or ever the tale was done | J |
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| O my child who wronged you first and began | K |
| First the dance of death that you dance so well | L |
| Soul for soul and I think the soul of a man | K |
| Shall answer for yours in hell | L |
Arthur Symons
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