Sonnet Xii: Cupid, Because Thou Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA ABBA CDC DEE| Cupid because thou shin'st in Stella's eyes | A |
| That from her locks thy day nets noe scapes free | B |
| That those lips swell so full of thee they be | B |
| That her sweet breath makes oft thy flames to rise | A |
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| That in her breast thy pap well sugared lies | A |
| That he Grace gracious makes thy wrongs that she | B |
| What words so ere she speak persuades for thee | B |
| That her clear voice lifts thy fame to the skies | A |
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| Thou countest Stella thine like those whose powers | C |
| Having got up a breach by fighting well | D |
| Cry Victory this fair day all is ours | C |
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| Oh no her heart is such a citadel | D |
| So fortified with wit stored with disdain | E |
| That to win it is all the skill and pain | E |
Sir Philip Sidney
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