The Song Of Hiawatha Xvi: Pau-puk-keewis Poem Rhyme Scheme

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The Song Of Hiawatha Xvi: Pau-puk-keewis Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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You shall hear how Pau Puk Keewis	A
He the handsome Yenadizze	A
Whom the people called the Storm Fool	B
Vexed the village with disturbance	A
You shall hear of all his mischief	C
And his flight from Hiawatha	D
And his wondrous transmigrations	A
And the end of his adventures	A
On the shores of Gitche Gumee	E
On the dunes of Nagow Wudjoo	F
By the shining Big Sea Water	G
Stood the lodge of Pau Puk Keewis	A
It was he who in his frenzy	A
Whirled these drifting sands together	G
On the dunes of Nagow Wudjoo	F
When among the guests assembled	H
He so merrily and madly	A
Danced at Hiawatha's wedding	I
Danced the Beggar's Dance to please them	E
Now in search of new adventures	A
From his lodge went Pau Puk Keewis	A
Came with speed into the village	F
Found the young men all assembled	H
In the lodge of old Iagoo	I
Listening to his monstrous stories	A
To his wonderful adventures	A
He was telling them the story	A
Of Ojeeg the Summer Maker	G
How he made a hole in heaven	J
How he climbed up into heaven	J
And let out the summer weather	G
The perpetual pleasant Summer	G
How the Otter first essayed it	K
How the Beaver Lynx and Badger	G
Tried in turn the great achievement	L
From the summit of the mountain	J
Smote their fists against the heavens	A
Smote against the sky their foreheads	A
Cracked the sky but could not break it	K
How the Wolverine uprising	I
Made him ready for the encounter	G
Bent his knees down like a squirrel	M
Drew his arms back like a cricket	N
'Once he leaped ' said old Iagoo	I
'Once he leaped and lo above him	E
Bent the sky as ice in rivers	A
When the waters rise beneath it	K
Twice he leaped and lo above him	E
Cracked the sky as ice in rivers	A
When the freshet is at highest	O
Thrice he leaped and lo above him	E
Broke the shattered sky asunder	G
And he disappeared within it	K
And Ojeeg the Fisher Weasel	M
With a bound went in behind him '	P
'Hark you ' shouted Pau Puk Keewis	A
As he entered at the doorway	Q
'I am tired of all this talking	I
Tired of old Iagoo's stories	A
Tired of Hiawatha's wisdom	E
Here is something to amuse you	R
Better than this endless talking '	P
Then from out his pouch of wolf skin	S
Forth he drew with solemn manner	G
All the game of Bowl and Counters	A
Pugasaing with thirteen pieces	A
White on one side were they painted	T
And vermilion on the other	G
Two Kenabeeks or great serpents	A
Two Ininewug or wedge men	U
One great war club Pugamaugun	U
And one slender fish the Keego	I
Four round pieces Ozawabeeks	A
And three Sheshebwug or ducklings	A
All were made of bone and painted	T
All except the Ozawabeeks	A
These were brass on one side burnished	V
And were black upon the other	G
In a wooden bowl he placed them	E
Shook and jostled them together	G
Threw them on the ground before him	E
Thus exclaiming and explaining	I
'Red side up are all the pieces	A
And one great Kenabeek standing	I
On the bright side of a brass piece	A
On a burnished Ozawabeek	I
Thirteen tens and eight are counted '	P
Then again he shook the pieces	A
Shook and jostled them together	G
Threw them on the ground before him	E
Still exclaiming and explaining	I
'White are both the great Kenabeeks	A
White the Ininewug the wedge men	U
Red are all the other pieces	A
Five tens and an eight are counted '	P
Thus he taught the game of hazard	W
Thus displayed it and explained it	K
Running through its various chances	A
Various changes various meanings	A
Twenty curious eyes stared at him	E
Full of eagerness stared at him	E
'Many games ' said old Iagoo	I
'Many games of skill and hazard	W
Have I seen in different nations	A
Have I played in different countries	A
He who plays with old Iagoo	I
Must have very nimble fingers	A
Though you think yourself so skilful	M
I can beat you Pau Puk Keewis	A
I can even give you lessons	A
In your game of Bowl and Counters '	P
So they sat and played together	G
All the old men and the young men	U
Played for dresses weapons wampum	E
Played till midnight played till morning	I
Played until the Yenadizze	A
Till the cunning Pau Puk Keewis	A
Of their treasures had despoiled them	E
Of the best of all their dresses	A
Shirts of deer skin robes of ermine	U
Belts of wampum crests of feathers	A
Warlike weapons pipes and pouches	A
Twenty eyes glared wildly at him	E
Like the eyes of wolves glared at him	E
Said the lucky Pau Puk Keewis	A
'In my wigwam I am lonely	M
In my wanderings and adventures	A
I have need of a companion	U
Fain would have a Meshinauwa	Q
An attendant and pipe bearer	G
I will venture all these winnings	A
All these garments heaped about me	M
All this wampum all these feathers	A
On a single throw will venture	G
All against the young man yonder '	P
T was a youth of sixteen summers	A
T was a nephew of Iagoo	I
Face in a Mist the people called him	E
As the fire burns in a pipe head	X
Dusky red beneath the ashes	A
So beneath his shaggy eyebrows	A
Glowed the eyes of old Iagoo	I
'Ugh ' he answered very fiercely	M
'Ugh ' they answered all and each one	U
Seized the wooden bowl the old man	U
Closely in his bony fingers	A
Clutched the fatal bowl Onagon	U
Shook it fiercely and with fury	M
Made the pieces ring together	G
As he threw them down before him	E
Red were both the great Kenabeeks	A
Red the Ininewug the wedge men	U
Red the Sheshebwug the ducklings	A
Black the four brass Ozawabeeks	A
White alone the fish the Keego	I
Only five the pieces counted	T
Then the smiling Pau Puk Keewis	A
Shook the bowl and threw the pieces	A
Lightly in the air he tossed them	E
And they fell about him scattered	W
Dark and bright the Ozawabeeks	A
Red and white the other pieces	A
And upright among the others	A
One Ininewug was standing	I
Even as crafty Pau Puk Keewis	A
Stood alone among the players	A
Saying 'Five tens mine the game is '	P
Twenty eyes glared at him fiercely	M
Like the eyes of wolves glared at him	E
As he turned and left the wigwam	E
Followed by his Meshinauwa	Q
By the nephew of Iagoo	I
By the tall and graceful stripling	I
Bearing in his arms the winnings	A
Shirts of deer skin robes of ermine	U
Belts of wampum pipes and weapons	A
'Carry them ' said Pau Puk Keewis	A
Pointing with his fan of feathers	A
'To my wigwam far to eastward	W
On the dunes of Nagow Wudjoo '	P
Hot and red with smoke and gambling	I
Were the eyes of Pau Puk Keewis	A
As he came forth to the freshness	A
Of the pleasant Summer morning	I
All the birds were singing gayly	M
All the streamlets flowing swiftly	M
And the heart of Pau Puk Keewis	A
Sang with pleasure as the birds sing	I
Beat with triumph like the streamlets	A
As he wandered through the village	F
In the early gray of morning	I
With his fan of turkey feathers	A
With his plumes and tufts of swan's down	U
Till he reached the farthest wigwam	E
Reached the lodge of Hiawatha	D
Silent was it and deserted	Y
No one met him at the doorway	Q
No one came to bid him welcome	E
But the birds were singing round it	K
In and out and round the doorway	Q
Hopping singing fluttering feeding	I
And aloft upon the ridge pole	M
Kahgahgee the King of Ravens	A
Sat with fiery eyes and screaming	I
Flapped his wings at Pau Puk Keewis	A
'All are gone the lodge Is empty '	P
Thus it was spake Pau Puk Keewis	A
In his heart resolving mischief	C
'Gone is wary Hiawatha	D
Gone the silly Laughing Water	G
Gone Nokomis the old woman	U
And the lodge is left unguarded '	P
By the neck he seized the raven	U
Whirled it round him like a rattle	M
Like a medicine pouch he shook it	K
Strangled Kahgahgee the raven	U
From the ridge pole of the wigwam	E
Left its lifeless body hanging	I
As an insult to its master	G
As a taunt to Hiawatha	D
With a stealthy step he entered	W
Round the lodge in wild disorder	G
Threw the household things about him	E
Piled together in confusion	U
Bowls of wood and earthen kettles	A
Robes of buffalo and beaver	G
Skins of otter lynx and ermine	U
As an insult to Nokomis	A
As a taunt to Minnehaha	Z
Then departed Pau Puk Keewis	A
Whistling singing through the forest	O
Whistling gayly to the squirrels	A
Who from hollow boughs above him	E
Dropped their acorn shells upon him	E
Singing gayly to the wood birds	A
Who from out the leafy darkness	A
Answered with a song as merry	M
Then he climbed the rocky headlands	A
Looking o'er the Gitche Gumee	E
Perched himself upon their summit	N
Waiting full of mirth and	A2