Villanelle Of Acheron Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA ACA ACA ACA ACA AAAA| By the pale marge of Acheron | A |
| Me thinks we shall pass restfully | B |
| Beyond the scope of any sun | A |
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| There all men hie them one by one | A |
| Far from the stress of earth and sea | C |
| By the pale marge of Acheron | A |
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| 'Tis well when life and love is done | A |
| 'Tis very well at last to be | C |
| Beyond the scope of any sun | A |
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| No busy voices there shall stun | A |
| Our ears the stream flows silently | C |
| By the pale marge of Acheron | A |
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| There is the crown of labour won | A |
| The sleep of immortality | C |
| Beyond the scope of any sun | A |
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| Life of thy gifts I will have none | A |
| My queen is that Persephone | A |
| By the pale marge of Acheron | A |
| Beyond the scope of any sun | A |
Ernest Christopher Dowson
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