Silver Nails Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLM| A man was crucified He came to the city a stranger | A |
| was accused and nailed to a cross He lingered hanging | B |
| Laughed at the crowd The nails are iron he | C |
| said You are cheap In my country when we crucify | D |
| we use silver nails So he went jeering They | E |
| did not understand him at first Later they talked about | F |
| him in changed voices in the saloons bowling alleys and | G |
| churches It came over them every man is crucified | H |
| only once in his life and the law of humanity dictates | I |
| silver nails be used for the job A statue was erected | J |
| to him in a public square Not having gathered his | K |
| name when he was among them they wrote him as John | L |
| Silvernail on the statue | M |
Carl Sandburg
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