Rome Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDDC EFG HFH| O thou newcomer who seek'st Rome in Rome | A |
| And find'st in Rome no thing thou canst call Roman | B |
| Arches worn old and palaces made common | B |
| Rome's name alone within these walls keeps home | A |
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| Behold how pride and ruin can befall | C |
| One who hath set the whole world neath her laws | D |
| All conquering now conquered because | D |
| She is Time's prey and Time conquereth all | C |
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| Rome that art Rome's one sole last monument | E |
| Rome that alone hast conquered Rome the town | F |
| Tiber alone transient and seaward bent | G |
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| Remains of Rome O world thou unconstant mime | H |
| That which stands firm in thee Time batters down | F |
| And that which fleeteth doth outrun swift Time | H |
Ezra Pound
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