Villanelle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA| A dainty thing's the Villanelle | A |
| Sly musical a jewel in rhyme | B |
| It serves its purpose passing well | A |
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| A doublc clappered silver bell | A |
| That must be made to clink in chime | B |
| A dainty thing's the Villanelle | A |
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| And if you wish to flute a spell | A |
| Or ask a meeting 'neath the lime | B |
| It serves its purpose passing well | A |
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| You must not ask of it the swell | A |
| Of organs grandiose and sublime | B |
| A dainty thing's the Villanelle | A |
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| And filled with sweetness as a shell | A |
| Is filled with sound and launched in time | B |
| It serves its purpose passing well | A |
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| Still fair to see and good to smell | A |
| As in the quaintness of its prime | B |
| A dainty thing's the Villanelle | A |
| It serves its purpose passing well | A |
William Ernest Henley
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