Every Planet Above, And Every Star Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDEFD GHGHGI| Every planet above and every star | A |
| Gave my lord their powers at his birth | B |
| Each one gave him of their special worth | B |
| To make a single perfect mortal here | C |
| Saturn gave him depths of understanding | D |
| Jupiter for fine actions gave desire | E |
| Mars a greater skill than most in warfare | F |
| Phoebus elegance and wit in speaking | D |
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| Venus beauty too and gentleness | G |
| Mercury eloquence but then the moon | H |
| Made him too cold for me in iciness | G |
| Each of these graces each rare boon | H |
| Make me burn for his fierce brightness | G |
| And yet he freezes through that one alone | I |
Gaspara Stampa
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