Present Imperative Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC D EFEF DGDG BDBH IJIJHorace Book I Ode | A |
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Tu ne quaesieris scire nefas | B |
quem mihi quem tibi | C |
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AD LEUCONOEN | D |
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Nay querry not Leucono the finish of the fable | E |
Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard | F |
You only waste your time upon the Babylonian Table | E |
Slang for the ouija board | F |
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And as to whether Jupiter the final unsurpassed one | D |
May add a lot of winters to our portion here below | G |
Or this impinging season is to be our very last one | D |
Really I'd hate to know | G |
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Apply yourself to wisdom Sweep the floor and wash the dishes | B |
Nor dream about the things you'll do in | D |
My counsel is to cease to sit and yearn about your wishes | B |
Cursing the throws of fate | H |
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My how I have been chattering on matters sad and pleasant | I |
Endure with me a moment while I polish off a rhyme | J |
If I were you I think I'd bother only with the present | I |
Now is the only time | J |
Franklin Pierce Adams
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