In A Crystal Whirlpool, Such Steepness! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEF GHGG IJGG KKGL| A | |
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| In a crystal whirlpool such steepness | B |
| Behind us the sienna mountains stand out | C |
| Jagged cathedrals of raving mad cliffs | D |
| Are suspended in the air | E |
| Where there is wool and silence | F |
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| From the hanging staircase of prophets and kings | G |
| Descends an organ the fortress of the Holy Ghost | H |
| The brave barking and gentle ferocity of sheepdogs | G |
| The sheepskins of shepherds and the staffs of judges | G |
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| Here is motionless ground and along with it | I |
| I drink the cold mountain air of Christianity | J |
| The abrupt Credo and the psalmist's pause | G |
| The keys and tatters of apostolic churches | G |
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| What sort of line could deliver | K |
| Crystal high notes in the fortified ether | K |
| And from the Christian mountains in the astounded space | G |
| Grace descends like a song of Palestine | L |
Osip Emilevich Mandelstam
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