Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The White Tzar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABC DDDDEE DDDDEE FDDDEE GGHHEE IIDDEE JJKKEE EELLEE EEMMEE

The White Czar is Peter the Great Batyushka Father dear andA
Gosudar Sovereign are titles the Russian people are fond ofB
giving to the Czar in their popular songsC
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Dost thou see on the rampart's heightD
That wreath of mist in the lightD
Of the midnight moon O histD
It is not a wreath of mistD
It is the Czar the White CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE
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He has heard among the deadD
The artillery roll o'erheadD
The drums and the tramp of feetD
Of his soldiery in the streetD
He is awake the White CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE
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He has heard in the grave the criesF
Of his people quot Awake arise quotD
He has rent the gold brocadeD
Whereof his shroud was madeD
He is risen the White CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE
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From the Volga and the DonG
He has led his armies onG
Over river and morassH
Over desert and mountain passH
The Czar the Orthodox CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE
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He looks from the mountain chainI
Toward the seas that cleave in twainI
The continents his handD
Points southward o'er the landD
Of Roumili O CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE
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And the words break from his lipsJ
quot I am the builder of shipsJ
And my ships shall sail these seasK
To the Pillars of HerculesK
I say it the White CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE
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quot The Bosphorus shall be freeE
It shall make room for meE
And the gates of its water streetsL
Be unbarred before my fleetsL
I say it the White CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE
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quot And the Christian shall no moreE
Be crushed as heretoforeE
Beneath thine iron ruleM
O Sultan of IstamboulM
I swear it I the CzarE
Batyushka GosudarE

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



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