And Thus In Nineveh Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGGHIJKLMNABGG GLOE| Aye I am a poet and upon my tomb | A |
| Shall maidens scatter rose leaves | B |
| And men myrtles ere the night | C |
| Slays day with her dark sword | D |
| - | |
| 'Lo this thing is not mine | E |
| Nor thine to hinder | F |
| For the custom is full old | G |
| And here in Nineveh have I beheld | G |
| Many a singer pass and take his place | H |
| In those dim halls where no man troubleth | I |
| His sleep or song | J |
| And many a one hath sung his songs | K |
| More craftily more subtle souled than I | L |
| And many a one now doth surpass | M |
| My wave worn beauty with his wind of flowers | N |
| Yet am I poet and upon my tomb | A |
| Shall all men scatter rose leaves | B |
| Ere the night slay light | G |
| With her blue sword | G |
| - | |
| It is not Raana that my song rings highest | G |
| Or more sweet in tone than any but that I | L |
| Am here a Poet that doth drink of life | O |
| As lesser men drink wine | E |
Ezra Pound
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