Illic Jacet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH| Oh hard is the bed they have made him | A |
| And common the blanket and cheap | B |
| But there he will lie as they laid him | A |
| Where else could you trust him to sleep | B |
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| To sleep when the bugle is crying | C |
| And cravens have heard and are brave | D |
| When mothers and sweethearts are sighing | C |
| And lads are in love with the grave | D |
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| Oh dark is the chamber and lonely | E |
| And lights and companions depart | F |
| But lief will he lose them and only | E |
| Behold the desire of his heart | F |
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| And low is the roof but it covers | G |
| A sleeper content to repose | H |
| And far from his friends and his lovers | G |
| He lies with the sweetheart he chose | H |
Alfred Edward Housman
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