Masata Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGA HIJKLMNOPI BQRS TUVWXCY ZA2B2 TC2B| Masata was an Indian boy he lived on the banks of the Ohio River in | A |
| Kentucky During the Revolutionary War in the Americans were | B |
| taking over the land very fast and when Masata was ten years old his | C |
| parents moved to the wild regions of the Dakotas taking Masata with | D |
| them | E |
| - | |
| Here he enjoyed life although it was much colder than in his native | F |
| Kentucky and in the Winter months he wore coats of fur made from bear | G |
| skin | A |
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| The days soon became filled with interesting things for Masata One day | H |
| when he was roaming through the wilds he heard a wild buffalo | I |
| approaching He seemed almost helpless as he had nothing but a small | J |
| bow and a few arrows and the buffalo was only a short distance from | K |
| him He began to run in what he thought was the direction of his home | L |
| but instead he was going in the opposite way In a few minutes he saw | M |
| the smoke of a camp fire and ran toward it By this time the beast was | N |
| very close to him and he was almost in despair when the buffalo lurched | O |
| forward then rolled over dead Three Indians hunting near by had hit | P |
| him in a vital spot with an arrow | I |
| - | |
| The Indians belonged to a tribe which was his father's most bitter | B |
| enemy and they took him before their chief The chief ordered that he | Q |
| be let live for two moons and he was given a bed of dry twigs to sleep | R |
| on as the night was drawing near | S |
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| Time passed quietly for Masata until the approach of the morning of the | T |
| second moon He had been planning how he would escape from his father's | U |
| enemies Finally one morning he slipped into a bear skin and hopped | V |
| bravely off toward the woods The Indians thinking he was a bear shot | W |
| arrows at him and wounded him in the right arm but Masata kept | X |
| bravely on and was soon out of range of the arrows Then he bandaged his | C |
| wounded arm the best he could and set out for his father's wigwam | Y |
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| He arrived safely the same evening and his parents were overjoyed to | Z |
| see him and know he was safe once more and the tribe made a great | A2 |
| feast or as they call it Pow Wow as a welcome to his home coming | B2 |
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| While Masata was still a young brave their chief died and after a | T |
| great ceremony Masata was made Chief of the tribes and was known as | C2 |
| great and good ruler | B |
Alan L. Strang
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