Wars Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGHIID DJDJHKD| In the old wars drum of hoofs and the beat of shod feet | A |
| In the new wars hum of motors and the tread of rubber tires | B |
| In the wars to come silent wheels and whirr of rods not | C |
| yet dreamed out in the heads of men | D |
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| In the old wars clutches of short swords and jabs into | E |
| faces with spears | F |
| In the new wars long range guns and smashed walls guns | G |
| running a spit of metal and men falling in tens and | H |
| twenties | I |
| In the wars to come new silent deaths new silent hurlers | I |
| not yet dreamed out in the heads of men | D |
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| In the old wars kings quarreling and thousands of men | D |
| following | J |
| In the new wars kings quarreling and millions of men | D |
| following | J |
| In the wars to come kings kicked under the dust and | H |
| millions of men following great causes not yet | K |
| dreamed out in the heads of men | D |
Carl Sandburg
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