The Decembrist Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH HIHJ KILI HMNI OIHD| 'To this the pagan senate bears witness | A |
| THESE DEEDS SHALL NEVER DIE ' | B |
| He lit his pipe and wrapped his cloak around | C |
| While some play chess nearby | D |
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| He traded his ambitious dream | E |
| For a godforsaken Siberian plot | F |
| And an elegant pipe at his venomous lips | G |
| Which uttered truth in a mournful world | H |
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| When the German oaks first rustled | H |
| Europe wept in her snare | I |
| Black horses in quadrigae reared | H |
| on each triumphant turn | J |
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| Once the blue punch glowed in our glasses | K |
| With the broad noises of the samovar | I |
| A friend from across the Rhine spoke | L |
| In muted tones a freedom loving guitar | I |
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| The lively voices are still excited | H |
| Over the sweet liberty of citizenship | M |
| But the victims don't want blind skies | N |
| Toil and consistency are truer | I |
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| Everything's confused and there is no one to say | O |
| As things grow colder | I |
| Everything's confused it is sweet to repeat | H |
| Russia Lethe Lorelei | D |
Osip Emilevich Mandelstam
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