On The March To Sinopi Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHI GJ KLIMNEOPQOERST| Mithridatis glorious and powerful | A |
| ruler of great cities | B |
| master of strong armies and fleets | C |
| on the march to Sinopi took a route | D |
| through a remote part of the country | E |
| where a soothsayer lived | F |
| - | |
| Mithridatis sent one of his officers | G |
| to ask the soothsayer how much more wealth | H |
| how much more power he'd accumulate in the future | I |
| - | |
| He dispatched one of his officers | G |
| then continued his march to Sinopi | J |
| - | |
| The soothsayer withdrew into a secret room | K |
| About a half an hour later he came out | L |
| troubled and said to the officer | I |
| I wasn't able to clarify things very well | M |
| Today is not a propitious day | N |
| there were some murky shadows I didn't understand them fully | E |
| But I think the king should be content with what he has | O |
| Anything more will prove dangerous for him | P |
| Remember officer to tell him that | Q |
| for God's sake to be satisfied with what he has | O |
| Fortune changes suddenly | E |
| Tell King Mithridatis this | R |
| it's extremely rare to come across anyone like his ancestor's companion | S |
| that noble companion who wrote in the earth with his lance | T |
| those timely words that saved him Escape Mithridatis ' | - |
Constantine P. Cavafy
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about On The March To Sinopi poem by Constantine P. Cavafy
Best Poems of Constantine P. Cavafy