Villanelle Of The Temptress Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAAAre you not weary of ardent ways | A |
Lure of the fallen seraphim | B |
Tell no more of enchanted days | A |
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Your eyes have set man's heart ablaze | A |
And you have had your will of him | B |
Are you not weary of ardent ways | A |
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Above the flame the smoke of praise | A |
Goes up from ocean rim to rim | B |
Tell no more of enchanted days | A |
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Our broken cries and mournful lays | A |
Rise in one eucharistic hymn | B |
Are you not weary of ardent ways | A |
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While sacrificing hands upraise | A |
The chalice flowing to the brim | B |
Tell no more of enchanted days | A |
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And still you hold our longing gaze | A |
With languorous look and lavish limb | B |
Are you not weary of ardent ways | A |
Tell no more of enchanted days | A |
James Joyce
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