The Song Of The Bow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEF GBGHIIJ KBKLMML NBNEOOE PBPQLLQ| What of the bow | A |
| The bow was made in England | B |
| Of true wood of yew wood | C |
| The wood of English bows | D |
| So men who are free | E |
| Love the old yew tree | E |
| And the land where the yew tree grows | F |
| - | |
| What of the cord | G |
| The cord was made in England | B |
| A rough cord a tough cord | G |
| A cord that bowmen love | H |
| And so we will sing | I |
| Of the hempen string | I |
| And the land where the cord was wove | J |
| - | |
| What of the shaft | K |
| The shaft was cut in England | B |
| A long shaft a strong shaft | K |
| Barbed and trim and true | L |
| So we'll drink all together | M |
| To the grey goose feather | M |
| And the land where the grey goose flew | L |
| - | |
| What of the mark | N |
| Ah seek it not in England | B |
| A bold mark our old mark | N |
| Is waiting over sea | E |
| When the strings harp in chorus | O |
| And the lion flag is o'er us | O |
| It is there that our mark will be | E |
| - | |
| What of the men | P |
| The men were bred in England | B |
| The bowmen the yeomen | P |
| The lads of dale and fell | Q |
| Here's to you and to you | L |
| To the hearts that are true | L |
| And the land where the true hearts dwell | Q |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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