The Prohibition Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCBCAA AADBDBAA BBEAEABB| Take heed of loving me | A |
| At least remember I forbade it thee | A |
| Not that I shall repair my unthrifty waste | B |
| Of breath and blood upon thy sighs and tears | C |
| By being to thee then what to me thou wast | B |
| But so great joy our life at once outwears | C |
| Then lest thy love by my death frustrate be | A |
| If thou love me take heed of loving me | A |
| - | |
| Take heed of hating me | A |
| Or too much triumph in the victory | A |
| Not that I shall be mine own officer | D |
| And hate with hate again retaliate | B |
| But thou wilt lose the style of conqueror | D |
| If I thy conquest perish by thy hate | B |
| Then lest my being nothing lessen thee | A |
| If thou hate me take heed of hating me | A |
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| Yet love and hate me too | B |
| So these extremes shall neither's office do | B |
| Love me that I may die the gentler way | E |
| Hate me because thy love is too great for me | A |
| Or let these two themselves not me decay | E |
| So shall I live thy stage not triumph be | A |
| Lest thou thy love and hate and me undo | B |
| To let me live O love and hate me too | B |
John Donne
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