Mignon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABAAAB ACBACCB ADBADDB| Oh Mignon's mouth is like a rose | A |
| A red red rose that half uncurls | A |
| Sweet petals o'er a crimson bee | B |
| Or like a shell that opening shows | A |
| Within its rosy curve white pearls | A |
| White rows of pearls | A |
| Is Mignon's mouth that smiles at me | B |
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| Oh Mignon's eyes are like blue gems | A |
| Two azure gems that gleam and glow | C |
| Soft sapphires set in ivory | B |
| Or like twin violets whose stems | A |
| Bloom blue beneath the covering snow | C |
| The lidded snow | C |
| Are Mignon's eyes that laugh at me | B |
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| O mouth of Mignon Mignon's eyes | A |
| O eyes of violet mouth of fire | D |
| Within which lies all ecstasy | B |
| Of tears and kisses and of sighs | A |
| O mouth O eyes and O desire | D |
| O love's desire | D |
| Have mercy on the soul of me | B |
Madison Julius Cawein
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