Eurydice Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DA AEFGB HCAIJ KLM KKHWhy did you turn back | A |
that hell should be reinhabited | B |
of myself thus | C |
swept into nothingness | C |
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Why did you turn | D |
why did you glance back | A |
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So you have swept me back | A |
I who could have walked with the live souls | E |
above the earth | F |
I who could have slept among the live flowers | G |
at last | B |
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so for your arrogance | H |
and your ruthlessness | C |
I am swept back | A |
where dead lichens drip | I |
dead cinders among moss of ash | J |
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What was it that crossed my face | K |
with the light from yours | L |
and your glance | M |
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What was it you saw in my face | K |
the light of your own face | K |
the fire of your own presence | H |
H. D.
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