Idol Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD DEFG HIJK LMNF OPQR HSGG TIUV WXYF Z| Down in the pine needles | A |
| in the snowstorm stogged ravine | B |
| an Evenki idol stands | C |
| fixing his eyes on the taiga | D |
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| Aggressively squinting | D |
| he watched until the time came | E |
| when Evenki women started | F |
| hauling presents to him | G |
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| They brought him mukluks and parkas | H |
| they brought him honey and fur | I |
| figuring that he'd pray | J |
| but mainly think for them all | K |
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| In the dark assurance | L |
| that he'd understand | M |
| they'd smear his mouth | N |
| with warm deer blood | F |
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| But what could he do the phony | O |
| little god | P |
| with his fierce wooden | Q |
| whittled down soul | R |
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| Now he's looking through the branches | H |
| abandoned and dead | S |
| No one believes in him | G |
| no one prays to him | G |
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| Did I just dream this up At night | T |
| in his ravine far off yonder | I |
| he sets his eyes | U |
| on fire overgrown with moss | V |
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| And listening to the snowstorm | W |
| blast down licks | X |
| his lips Lord I know it | Y |
| He wants blood | F |
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| Translated by James Dickey with Anthony Kahn | Z |
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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