Incantation In Oedipus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDEE E FFGG HIEE E JJKKLMJJ J| TIR Choose the darkest part o' th' grove | A |
| Such as ghosts at noonday love | B |
| Dig a trench and dig it nigh | C |
| Where the bones of Laius lie | C |
| Altars raised of turf or stone | D |
| Will th' infernal powers have none | E |
| Answer me if this be done | E |
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| ALL PR 'Tis done | E |
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| TIR Is the sacrifice made fit | F |
| Draw her backward to the pit | F |
| Draw the barren heifer back | G |
| Barren let her be and black | G |
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| Cut the curl'd hair that grows | H |
| Full betwixt her horns and brows | I |
| And turn your faces from the sun | E |
| Answer me if this be done | E |
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| ALL PR 'Tis done | E |
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| TIR Pour in blood and blood like wine | J |
| To Mother Earth and Proserpine | J |
| Mingle milk into the stream | K |
| Feast the ghosts that love the steam | K |
| Snatch a brand from funeral pile | L |
| Toss it in to make them boil | M |
| And turn your faces from the sun | J |
| Answer me if this be done | J |
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| ALL PR 'Tis done | J |
John Dryden
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