▁a ▁dram atic ▁mon olog ue . ▁However , ▁" Mar iana ", ▁like ▁" The ▁Lady ▁of ▁Sh all ott ", ▁is ▁more ▁accur ately ▁a ▁lyr ical ▁narr ative . ▁It ▁contains ▁elements ▁of ▁dram atic ▁mon ologies ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁contains ▁a ▁ref rain ▁that ▁car ries ▁through ▁the ▁poem ▁as ▁found ▁in ▁" Ori ana " ▁and ▁other ▁po ems . ▁" Ori ana " ▁is ▁completely ▁a ▁dram atic ▁mon olog ue ▁and ▁" Mar iana " ▁is ▁not ▁because ▁T enn ys on ▁represents ▁how ▁the ▁title ▁figure ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁lingu ist ically ▁control ▁her ▁own ▁poem , ▁which ▁rein for ces ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁poem . ▁This ▁technique ▁is ▁used ▁again ▁in ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁later ▁poem , ▁" The ▁Two ▁Vo ices ". ▁The ▁rh yme ▁scheme ▁of ▁the ▁poem , ▁AB AB ▁CD DC ▁E FE F , ▁is ▁different ▁than ▁the ▁standard ▁ball ad ▁rh yme ▁that ▁serves ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁poem ▁then ▁allow ▁a ▁free ▁expression . ▁The ▁middle ▁qu at rain ▁of ▁the ▁st anz as ▁returns ▁in ▁theme ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁in ▁a ▁cy clic al ▁pattern ▁while ▁the ▁last ▁qu at rain ' s ▁lines ▁contain ▁the ▁same ▁words . ▁ ▁Po em ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁poem , ▁T enn ys on ▁does ▁not ▁teach ▁the ▁audience ▁what ▁mel anch oly ▁means . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁describes ▁its ▁various ▁aspects ▁as ▁he ▁begins : ▁ ▁With ▁black est ▁m oss ▁the ▁flower -