The Elves Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGAH IJKL| Elves are no smaller | A |
| than men and walk | B |
| as men do in this world | C |
| but with more grace than most | D |
| and are not immortal | E |
| - | |
| Their beauty sets them aside | F |
| from other men and from women | G |
| unless a woman has that cold fire in her | A |
| called poet with that | H |
| - | |
| she may see them and by its light | I |
| they know her and are not afraid | J |
| and silver tongues of love | K |
| flicker between them | L |
Denise Levertov
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