Father Explains Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH IJKL MGNO PQOR STUV| There where that ray touches the plain | A |
| And the shadows escape as if they really ran | B |
| Warsaw stands open from all sides | C |
| A city not very old but quite famous | D |
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| Farther where strings of rain hang from a little cloud | E |
| Under the hills with an acacia grove | F |
| Is Prague Above it a marvelous castle | G |
| Shored against a slope in accordance with old rules | H |
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| What divides this land with white foam | I |
| Is the Alps The black means fir forests | J |
| Beyond them bathing in the yellow sun | K |
| Italy lies like a deep blue dish | L |
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| Among the many fine cities that are there | M |
| You will recogni e Rome Christendom's capital | G |
| By those round roofs on the church | N |
| Called the Basilica of Saint Peter | O |
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| And there to the north beyond a bay | P |
| Where a level bluish mist moves in waves | Q |
| Paris tries to keep pace with its tower | O |
| And reins in its herd of bridges | R |
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| Also other cities accompany Paris | S |
| They are adorned with glass arrayed in iron | T |
| But for today that would be too much | U |
| I'll tell the rest another time | V |
Czeslaw Milosz
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