And They Obey Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG AHIDJKGSmash down the cities | A |
Knock the walls to pieces | B |
Break the factories and cathedrals warehouses | C |
and homes | D |
Into loose piles of stone and lumber and black | E |
burnt wood | F |
You are the soldiers and we command you | G |
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Build up the cities | A |
Set up the walls again | H |
Put together once more the factories and cathedrals | I |
warehouses and homes | D |
Into buildings for life and labor | J |
You are workmen and citizens all We | K |
command you | G |
Carl Sandburg
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