Hang Him! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E F D G H I J D KL M II D NO P| 'It happened in ' began my old acquaintance 'not long before Austerlitz The regiment in which I was an officer was quartered in Moravia | A |
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| 'We had strict orders not to molest or annoy the inhabitants as it was they regarded us very dubiously though we were supposed to be allies | B |
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| 'I had a servant formerly a serf of my mother's Yegor by name He was a quiet honest fellow I had known him from a child and treated him as a friend | C |
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| 'Well one day in the house where I was living I heard screams of abuse cries and lamentations the woman of the house had had two hens stolen and she laid the theft at my servant's door He defended himself called me to witness Likely he'd turn thief he Yegor Avtamonov I assured the woman of Yegor's honesty but she would not listen to me | D |
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| 'All at once the thud of horses' hoofs was heard along the street the commander in chief was riding by with his staff He was riding at a walking pace a stout corpulent man with drooping head and epaulettes hanging on his breast | E |
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| 'The woman saw him and rushing before his horse flung herself on her knees and bare headed and all in disorder she began loudly complaining of my servant pointing at him | F |
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| ' General she screamed your Excellency make an inquiry help me save me this soldier has robbed me | D |
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| 'Yegor stood at the door of the house bolt upright his cap in his hand he even arched his chest and brought his heels together like a sentry and not a word Whether he was abashed at all the general's suite halting there in the middle of the street or stupefied by the calamity facing him I can't say but there stood my poor Yegor blinking and white as chalk | G |
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| 'The commander in chief cast an abstracted and sullen glance at him growled angrily Well Yegor stood like a statue showing his teeth as if he were grinning Looking at him from the side you'd say the fellow was laughing | H |
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| 'Then the commander in chief jerked out Hang him spurred his horse and moved on first at a walking pace then at a quick trot The whole staff hurried after him only one adjutant turned round on his saddle and took a passing glance at Yegor | I |
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| 'To disobey was impossible Yegor was seized at once and led off to execution | J |
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| 'Then he broke down altogether and simply gasped out twice Gracious heavens gracious heavens and then in a whisper God knows it wasn't me | D |
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| 'Bitterly bitterly he cried saying good bye to me I was in despair | K |
| Yegor Yegor I cried how came it you said nothing to the general | L |
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| ' God knows it wasn't me the poor fellow repeated sobbing The woman herself was horrified She had never expected such a dreadful termination and she started howling on her own account She fell to imploring all and each for mercy swore the hens had been found that she was ready to clear it all up | M |
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| 'Of course all that was no sort of use Those were war times sir | I |
| Discipline The woman sobbed louder and louder | I |
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| 'Yegor who had received absolution from the priest turned to me | D |
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| ' Tell her your honour not to upset herself I've forgiven her ' | - |
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| My acquaintance as he repeated this his servant's last words murmured | N |
| 'My poor Yegor dear fellow a real saint ' and the tears trickled down his old cheeks | O |
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| August | P |
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
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