Petropolis Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ABAB ABCB DBDB| From a fearful height a wandering light | A |
| but does a star glitter like this crying | B |
| Transparent star wandering light | A |
| your brother Petropolis is dying | B |
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| From a fearful height earthly dreams are alight | A |
| and a green star is crying | B |
| Oh star if you are the brother of water and light | A |
| your brother Petropolis is dying | B |
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| A monstrous ship from a fearful height | A |
| is rushing on spreading its wings flying | B |
| Green star in beautiful poverty | C |
| your brother Petropolis is dying | B |
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| Transparent spring has broken above the black Neva s hiss | D |
| the wax of immortality is liquefying | B |
| Oh if you are star your city Petropolis | D |
| your brother Petropolis is dying | B |
Osip Emilevich Mandelstam
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