Death Song Of The Enfants Perdus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABACAC DEDFGCGC HIHIHCHC| 'Tis here we invade the valley | A |
| Away from the realms of breath | B |
| And in most successful sally | A |
| We enter the gates of death | B |
| So stand in the last line steady | A |
| 'Tis here our true glory lies | C |
| Hurrah for the dead already | A |
| Three cheers for the next who dies | C |
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| Though here the wet eyes of woman | D |
| Will fill with the falling tear | E |
| Yet facing old Death our foeman | D |
| We shout our reviving cheer | F |
| Though high beat the hearts we cherish | G |
| The dead we most highly prize | C |
| Hurrah for the first to perish | G |
| Three cheers for the next who dies | C |
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| The earth we now leave behind us | H |
| The heavens now beckon before | I |
| Though dust of the dead may blind us | H |
| We march for the shining shore | I |
| No more can our Hope deceive us | H |
| Our heart to it now replies | C |
| Hurrah for the first to leave us | H |
| Three cheers for the next who dies | C |
A. H. Laidlaw
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