The Song Of The Tempest Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHI JKFILMNOPQNI RSTNIIRNIUI FVWINXYFFI NITZA2YFB2I| Stern eagle of the far north west | A |
| Thou that bearest in thy grasp the thunderbolt | B |
| Thou whose rushing pinions stir ocean to madness | C |
| Thou the destroyer of herds thou the scatterer of navies | D |
| Amidst the scream of thy rage | E |
| Amidst the scream be loud as the cry of a perishing nation | F |
| Though the rushing of thy wings be like the roar of ten thousand waves | G |
| Yet hear in thine ire and thy haste | H |
| Hear thou the voice of the Reim kennar | I |
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| Thou hast met the pine trees of Drontheim | J |
| Their dark green heads lie prostrate beside their up rooted stems | K |
| Thou hast met the rider of the ocean | F |
| The tall the strong bark of the fearless rover | I |
| And she has struck to thee the topsail | L |
| That she had not veil'd to a royal armada | M |
| Thou hast met the tower that bears its crest among the clouds | N |
| The battled massive tower of the Jarl of former days | O |
| And the cope stone of the turret | P |
| Is lying upon its hospitable hearth | Q |
| But thou too shalt stoop proud compeller of clouds | N |
| When thou hearest the voice of the Reim kennar | I |
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| There are verses that can stop the stag in the forest | R |
| Ay and when the dark colour'd dog is opening on his track | S |
| There are verses can make the wild hawk pause on the wing | T |
| Like the falcon that wears the hood and the jesses | N |
| And who knows the shrill whistle of the fowler | I |
| Thou who canst mock at the scream of the drowning mariner | I |
| And the crash of the ravaged forest | R |
| And the groan of the overwhelmed crowds | N |
| When the church hath fallen in the moment of prayer | I |
| There are sounds which thou also must list | U |
| When they are chanted by the voice of the Reim kennar | I |
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| Enough of woe hast thou wrought on the ocean | F |
| The widows wring their hands on the beach | V |
| Enough of woe hast thou wrought on the land | W |
| The husbandman folds his arms in despair | I |
| Cease thou the waving of thy pinions | N |
| Let the ocean repose in her dark strength | X |
| Cease thou the flashing of thine eye | Y |
| Let the thunderbolt sleep in the armoury of Odin | F |
| Be thou still at my bidding viewless racer of the north western heaven | F |
| Sleep thou at the voice of Norna the Reim kennar | I |
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| Eagle of the far north western waters | N |
| Thou hast heard the voice of the Reim kennar | I |
| Thou hast closed thy wide sails at her bidding | T |
| And folded them in peace by thy side | Z |
| My blessing be on thy retiring path | A2 |
| When thou stoopest from thy place on high | Y |
| Soft be thy slumbers in the caverns of the unknown ocean | F |
| Rest till destiny shall again awaken thee | B2 |
| Eagle of the north west thou hast heard the voice of the Reim kennar | I |
Sir Walter Scott
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