Rondel Of Merciless Beauty Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABB ABAB ABBABBYour two great eyes will slay me suddenly | A |
Their beauty shakes me who was once serene | B |
Straight through my heart the wound is quick and keen | B |
- | |
Only your word will heal the injury | A |
To my hurt heart while yet the wound is clean | B |
Your two great eyes will slay me suddenly | A |
Their beauty shakes me who was once serene | B |
- | |
Upon my word I tell you faithfully | A |
Through life and after death you are my queen | B |
For with my death the whole truth shall be seen | B |
Your two great eyes will slay me suddenly | A |
Their beauty shakes me who was once serene | B |
Straight through my heart the wound is quick and keen | B |
Geoffrey Chaucer
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Rondel Of Merciless Beauty poem by Geoffrey Chaucer
Best Poems of Geoffrey Chaucer