Tomb Of Evrion Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFFFGHIJ| In this tomb ornately designed | A |
| the whole of syenite stone | B |
| covered by so many violets so many lilies | C |
| lies handsome Evrion | B |
| an Alexandrian twenty five years old | D |
| On his father's side he was of old Macedonian stock | E |
| on his mother's side descended from a line of magistrates | F |
| He studied philosophy with Aristokleitos | F |
| rhetoric with Paros and at Thebes | F |
| the sacred scriptures He wrote a history | G |
| of the province of Arsinoites That at least will survive | H |
| But we've lost what was really precious his form | I |
| like a vision of Apollo | J |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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