| Front | Ernest Dowson - Non Sum Qualis... Rhyme x4 |
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| Back | •Regular ABACBC in each sestet - adds momentum to his increasingly self-destructive narrative •Or the rhyme exerts control on him - like Cynara does - restrictive, tightening effect •5th line always shorter - in stanza 2 reflective of his failure to seek solace in physical intimacy & the loss of 2 syllables may show this incomplete feeling •would expect it to be more erratic given the context |
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