The Ides Of March Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGHIJKE LMNJJ O| Fear grandeurs O soul | A |
| And if you cannot overcome | B |
| your ambitions pursue them with hesitation | C |
| and caution And the more you advance | D |
| the more inquisitive careful you must be | E |
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| And when you reach your peak Caesar at last | F |
| when you assume the form of a famous man | G |
| then above all beware when you go out in the street | H |
| a conspicuous ruler with followers | I |
| if by chance from the mob approaches | J |
| some Artemidorus bringing a letter | K |
| and says hastily 'Read this immediately | E |
| these are grave matters that concern you ' | - |
| do not fail to stop do not fail to push aside | L |
| all those who salute and kneel | M |
| you can see them later let even the Senate | N |
| itself wait and immediately recognise | J |
| the grave writings of Artemidorus | J |
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Constantine P. Cavafy
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