The Retinue Of Dionysos Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDBEFGCBAHIBJKBLF MBN| Damon the craftsman none better | A |
| in the Peloponnese is giving the last touches | B |
| to his Retinue of Dionysos | B |
| carved in Parian marble the god leading | C |
| in divine glory with power in his stride | D |
| after him Intemperance and beside Intemperance | B |
| Intoxication pours out the satyrs' wine | E |
| from an amphora wreathed in ivy | F |
| near them Sweetwine the delicate | G |
| eyes half closed soporific | C |
| and behind come the singers | B |
| Tunemaker and Melody and Reveller | A |
| the last holding the honored processional torch | H |
| which he never lets die and then Ceremony so modest | I |
| Damon carves all these And as he works | B |
| his thoughts turn now and then | J |
| to the fee he's going to receive | K |
| from the king of Syracuse | B |
| three talents a large sum | L |
| Adding this to what he has already | F |
| he'll live grandly from now on like a rich man | M |
| and think of it he'll be able to go into politics | B |
| he too in the Senate he too in the Agora | N |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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