This is an analysis of Villanelle Of The Temptress by James Joyce.

Are you not weary of ardent ways,
Lure of the fallen seraphim?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AXA abA abA abA XbAXabAA
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,8,
  • Metre: 111100101 10010100 11100101 11111101 11111001 111100101 01010101 11010101 11100101 11011101 10110001 111100101 11010110 01010001 11100101 11111101 010011101 111100101 11100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 19

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