The Poet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEFG HIJEKLMNOPQR| Until he hears Apollo's call | A |
| To make a hallowed sacrifice | B |
| A Poet lives in feeble thrall | A |
| To people's empty vanities | C |
| And silent is his sacred lyre | D |
| His soul partakes of chilly sleep | E |
| And of the world's unworthy sons | F |
| He is perhaps the very least | G |
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| But once Divinity's command | H |
| Approaches his exquisite ear | I |
| The poet's soul awakens poised | J |
| Just like an eagle stirred from sleep | E |
| All worldly pleasures leave him cold | K |
| From common talk he stays aloof | L |
| And will not lower his proud head | M |
| Before the nation's sacred cow | N |
| Untamed and brooding he takes flight | O |
| Seething with sound and agitation | P |
| To reach a sea swept desert shore | Q |
| A woodland wide and murmuring | R |
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
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