Fallen Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAA CDDCC| O hadst thou died when thou wert great | A |
| When at thy feet a nation knelt | B |
| To sob the gratitude it felt | B |
| And thank the Saviour of the State | A |
| Gods might have envied thee thy fate | A |
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| Then was the laurel round thy brow | C |
| And friend and foe spoke praise of thee | D |
| While all our hearts sang victory | D |
| Alas thou art too base to bow | C |
| To hide the shame that brands it now | C |
Ambrose Bierce
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