The Curse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB BDED AFGF BDED HIJK BDED BLML NOBO| Oh lay my ashes on the wind | A |
| That blows across the sea | B |
| And I shall meet a fisherman | C |
| Out of Capri | B |
| - | |
| And he will say seeing me | B |
| What a Strange Thing | D |
| Like a fish's scale or a | E |
| Butterfly's wing | D |
| - | |
| Oh lay my ashes on the wind | A |
| That blows away the fog | F |
| And I shall meet a farmer boy | G |
| Leaping through the bog | F |
| - | |
| And he will say seeing me | B |
| What a Strange Thing | D |
| Like a peat ash or a | E |
| Butterfly's wing | D |
| - | |
| And I shall blow to YOUR house | H |
| And sucked against the pane | I |
| See you take your sewing up | J |
| And lay it down again | K |
| - | |
| And you will say seeing me | B |
| What a strange thing | D |
| Like a plum petal or a | E |
| Butterfly's wing | D |
| - | |
| And none at all will know me | B |
| That knew me well before | L |
| But I will settle at the root | M |
| That climbs about your door | L |
| - | |
| And fishermen and farmers | N |
| May see me and forget | O |
| But I'll be a bitter berry | B |
| In your brewing yet | O |
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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