The Curse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB BDED AFGF BDED HIJK BDED BLML NOBOOh lay my ashes on the wind | A |
That blows across the sea | B |
And I shall meet a fisherman | C |
Out of Capri | B |
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And he will say seeing me | B |
What a Strange Thing | D |
Like a fish's scale or a | E |
Butterfly's wing | D |
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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 |
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And he will say seeing me | B |
What a Strange Thing | D |
Like a peat ash or a | E |
Butterfly's wing | D |
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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 |
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And you will say seeing me | B |
What a strange thing | D |
Like a plum petal or a | E |
Butterfly's wing | D |
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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 |
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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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