The Poet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABBACCCCCCDD BEEBFFGHGHI JI CCCCBBBKBLII CEECCCCBBBCCCC MEEMNNOCCOCC

The poet does the prophet's deedsA
In times of need with new life pregnantB
When strife and suffering are regnantB
His faith with light ideal leadsA
The past its heroes round him postsC
He rallies now the present's hostsC
The future opesC
Before his eyesC
Its pictured hopesC
He prophesiesC
Ever his people's forces vernalD
The poet frees by right eternalD
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He turns the people's trust to doubtB
Of heathendom and Moloch terrorE
'Neath thought of God cold gray with errorE
He sees grow green each fresh new sproutB
Set free these spread abroad aboveF
Bear fruit of power and of loveF
In each man's soulG
And make it warmH
And make it wholeG
In wrath transformH
Till light and courage fill the nationI
In-
lifeJ
is God's best revelationI
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Away the kingly cloak he tearsC
And on the people's shoulder placesC
So it no more need make grimacesC
To borrowed clothes some highness wearsC
But be itself its majestyB
In right of spirit dynastyB
In saga's lightB
On heart and brainK
In men of mightB
From its loins ta'enL
In will unbiased and unbrokenI
In manly deed and bold word spokenI
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His songs the nation's sins chastiseC
He hates a lie as truth's high teacherE
No Sunday but a weekday preacherE
Who suffering still the wrong defiesC
Against false peace he plies his lanceC
'Gainst cowardice and ignoranceC
No bribe he knowsC
From nation's handB
Nor king's commandB
ButB
hisC
way goesC
And when he wavers sorrow scourgesC
His heart and free of passion purgesC
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He is a brother of the smallM
Of women as of all who sufferE
The new and weak when waves grow rougherE
He steers till fairer breezes fallM
Greater he grows without his willN
By deeds his calling to fulfilN
And near the tombO
To God he sighsC
That soon may riseC
A richer bloomO
To deck his people's soul with flowersC
Of beauty far beyond his powersC

Bjarnstjerne Bjarnson



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