Troy Town Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABACABCDBDCDBCEBECEB CFBFCFBCGBHCGBCIBICI BCJBJCJBCKBKCKBCLBLC LBCMBMCMBCNBNCNBCFBF CFBCOBOCOBCPBPCPBC

HEAVENBORN Helen Sparta's queenA
O Troy TownB
Had two breasts of heavenly sheenA
The sun and moon of the heart's desireC
All Love's lordship lay betweenA
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Helen knelt at Venus' shrineD
O Troy TownB
Saying A little gift is mineD
A little gift for a heart's desireC
Hear me speak and make me a signD
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Look I bring thee a carven cupE
O Troy TownB
See it here as I hold it upE
Shaped it is to the heart's desireC
Fit to fill when the gods would supE
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
It was moulded like my breastF
O Troy TownB
He that sees it may not restF
Rest at all for his heart's desireC
O give ear to my heart's behestF
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
See my breast how like it isG
O Troy TownB
See it bare for the air to kissH
Is the cup to thy heart's desireC
O for the breast O make it hisG
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Yea for my bosom here I sueI
O Troy TownB
Thou must give it where 'tis dueI
Give it there to the heart's desireC
Whom do I give my bosom toI
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Each twin breast is an apple sweetJ
O Troy TownB
Once an apple stirred the beatJ
Of thy heart with the heart's desireC
Say who brought it then to thy feetJ
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
They that claimed it then were threeK
O Troy TownB
For thy sake two hearts did heK
Make forlorn of the heart's desireC
Do for him as he did for theeK
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Mine are apples grown to the southL
O Troy TownB
Grown to taste in the days of drouthL
Taste and waste to the heart's desireC
Mine are apples meet for his mouthL
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Venus looked on Helen's giftM
O Troy TownB
Looked and smiled with subtle driftM
Saw the work of her heart's desireC
There thou kneel'st for Love to liftM
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Venus looked in Helen's faceN
O Troy TownB
Knew far off an hour and placeN
And fire lit from the heart's desireC
Laughed and said Thy gift hath graceN
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Cupid looked on Helen's breastF
O Troy TownB
Saw the heart within its nestF
Saw the flame of the heart's desireC
Marked his arrow's burning crestF
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Cupid took another dartO
O Troy TownB
Fledged it for another heartO
Winged the shaft with the heart's desireC
Drew the string and said DepartO
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC
Paris turned upon his bedP
O Troy TownB
Turned upon his bed and saidP
Dead at heart with the heart's desireC
Oh to clasp her golden headP
O Troy's downB
Tall Troy's on fireC

Dante Gabriel Rossetti



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