Snow Maiden Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC ADAD EFGH IJIJ KLML NONO| She hailed from a very distant country | A |
| Nocturnal child of ancient times | B |
| She had no kin to greet her entry | A |
| Not even skies with a welcome shine | C |
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| And just the Neva s faithful sentry | A |
| The sphinx with an indented face | D |
| Under the blizzard fierce and wintry | A |
| s reminiscent of her birthplace | D |
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| And when the tempest showers snowflakes | E |
| Upon her shoulders hair and breast | F |
| Nocturnal Egypt wakes her heartache | G |
| In the midst of northern fog and mist | H |
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| My hometown gray and distant | I |
| Its wind and chill and gloom and rain | J |
| With faith so unexplained and fervent | I |
| She had received as her domain | J |
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| She fell in love with regal buildings | K |
| At rest in the stillness of the night | L |
| And peaceful cozy light in the windows | M |
| Became one with her inner sight | L |
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| She recognized its morning frown | N |
| Its mansions lights and snowy twirl | O |
| This whole unfathomable town | N |
| She knew unfathomable girl | O |
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok
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