Butterflies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGDHIHJIHKLMNOP QRCS| In a fragile vase | A |
| In your chamber are | B |
| Preserved butterflies | C |
| That when touched by | D |
| A brilliant sun ray | E |
| Turn to mother of pearl | F |
| Pieces of iridescent | G |
| Evening sky | D |
| Or opaline glimmer | H |
| Of velvety wings | I |
| There the azure | H |
| Daughters of the air | J |
| Mercurial wings | I |
| Now fixed forever | H |
| Wings that traversed | K |
| Unexplored valleys | L |
| That like the desires | M |
| Of your enamored soul | N |
| Seem at dawn | O |
| To be revived | P |
| When you unlatch | Q |
| Your windows and sun | R |
| Explodes in your eyes | C |
| And in crystalline panes | S |
Jose Asuncion Silva
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