Song For The Jacquerie: Betrayal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCCBBBA ADADEEEFFFA G| The sun has kissed the violet sea | A |
| And burned the violet to a rose | B |
| O Sea wouldst thou not better be | A |
| Mere violet still Who knows who knows | B |
| Well hides the violet in the wood | C |
| The dead leaf wrinkles her a hood | C |
| And winter's ill is violet's good | C |
| But the bold glory of the rose | B |
| It quickly comes and quickly goes | B |
| Red petals whirling in white snows | B |
| Ah me | A |
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| The sun has burnt the rose red sea | A |
| The rose is turned to ashes gray | D |
| O Sea O Sea mightst thou but be | A |
| The violet thou hast been to day | D |
| The sun is brave the sun is bright | E |
| The sun is lord of love and light | E |
| But after him it cometh night | E |
| Dim anguish of the lonesome dark | F |
| Once a girl's body stiff and stark | F |
| Was laid in a tomb without a mark | F |
| Ah me | A |
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| Macon Georgia | G |
Sidney Lanier
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