The White Czar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BBBBCC BBBBCC DDBBCC EEFFCC GGBBCC HHIICC CCJJCC CCKKCC

The White Czar is Peter the Great Batyushka Father dear and Gosudar Sovereign are titles the Russian people are fond of giving to the Czar in their popular songsA
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Dost thou see on the rampart's heightB
That wreath of mist in the lightB
Of the midnight moon O histB
It is not a wreath of mistB
It is the Czar the White CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC
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He has heard among the deadB
The artillery roll o'erheadB
The drums and the tramp of feetB
Of his soldiery in the streetB
He is awake the White CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC
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He has heard in the grave the criesD
Of his people Awake ariseD
He has rent the gold brocadeB
Whereof his shroud was madeB
He is risen the White CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC
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From the Volga and the DonE
He has led his armies onE
Over river and morassF
Over desert and mountain passF
The Czar the Orthodox CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC
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He looks from the mountain chainG
Toward the seas that cleave in twainG
The continents his handB
Points southward o'er the landB
Of Roumili O CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC
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And the words break from his lipsH
I am the builder of shipsH
And my ships shall sail these seasI
To the Pillars of HerculesI
I say it the White CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC
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The Bosphorus shall be freeC
It shall make room for meC
And the gates of its water streetsJ
Be unbarred before my fleetsJ
I say it the White CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC
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And the Christian shall no moreC
Be crushed as heretoforeC
Beneath thine iron ruleK
O Sultan of IstamboulK
I swear it I the CzarC
Batyushka GosudarC

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



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