The Allies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEB DF CG H IJK LM N OPQR RH S TD UV RWXR WB YWZT WW| August th | A |
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| Into the brazen burnished sky the cry hurls itself The zigzagging cry | B |
| of hoarse throats it floats against the hard winds and binds the head | C |
| of the serpent to its tail the long snail slow serpent of marching men | D |
| Men weighed down with rifles and knapsacks and parching with war | E |
| The cry jars and splits against the brazen burnished sky | B |
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| This is the war of wars and the cause Has this writhing worm of men | D |
| a cause | F |
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| Crackling against the polished sky is an eagle with a sword The eagle is red | C |
| and its head is flame | G |
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| In the shoulder of the worm is a teacher | H |
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| His tongue laps the war sucked air in drought but he yells defiance | I |
| at the red eyed eagle and in his ears are the bells of new philosophies | J |
| and their tinkling drowns the sputter of the burning sword He shrieks | K |
| 'God damn you When you are broken the word will strike out new shoots ' | - |
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| His boots are tight the sun is hot and he may be shot but he is in | L |
| the shoulder of the worm | M |
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| A dust speck in the worm's belly is a poet | N |
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| He laughs at the flaring eagle and makes a long nose with his fingers | O |
| He will fight for smooth white sheets of paper and uncurdled ink | P |
| The sputtering sword cannot make him blink and his thoughts are | Q |
| wet and rippling They cool his heart | R |
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| He will tear the eagle out of the sky and give the earth tranquillity | R |
| and loveliness printed on white paper | H |
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| The eye of the serpent is an owner of mills | S |
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| He looks at the glaring sword which has snapped his machinery | T |
| and struck away his men | D |
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| But it will all come again when the sword is broken to a million dying stars | U |
| and there are no more wars | V |
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| Bankers butchers shop keepers painters farmers men sway and sweat | R |
| They will fight for the earth for the increase of the slow sure roots | W |
| of peace for the release of hidden forces They jibe at the eagle | X |
| and his scorching sword | R |
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| One Two One Two clump the heavy boots The cry hurtles | W |
| against the sky | B |
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| Each man pulls his belt a little tighter and shifts his gun | Y |
| to make it lighter Each man thinks of a woman and slaps out a curse | W |
| at the eagle The sword jumps in the hot sky and the worm crawls on | Z |
| to the battle stubbornly | T |
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| This is the war of wars from eye to tail the serpent has one cause | W |
| PEACE | W |
Amy Lowell
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