All The Hills And Vales Along Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EEFFGGHHII FFFFJJEEDDKK LLDADDMNOADDKK| All the hills and vales along | A |
| Earth is bursting into song | A |
| And the singers are the chaps | B |
| Who are going to die perhaps | B |
| O sing marching men | C |
| Till the valleys ring again | C |
| Give your gladness to earth's keeping | D |
| So be glad when you are sleeping | D |
| - | |
| Cast away regret and rue | E |
| Think what you are marching to | E |
| Little live great pass | F |
| Jesus Christ and Barabbas | F |
| Were found the same day | G |
| This died that went his way | G |
| So sing with joyful breath | H |
| For why you are going to death | H |
| Teeming earth will surely store | I |
| All the gladness that you pour | I |
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| Earth that never doubts nor fears | F |
| Earth that knows of death not tears | F |
| Earth that bore with joyful ease | F |
| Hemlock for Socrates | F |
| Earth that blossomed and was glad | J |
| 'Neath the cross that Christ had | J |
| Shall rejoice and blossom too | E |
| When the bullet reaches you | E |
| Wherefore men marching | D |
| On the road to death sing | D |
| Pour your gladness on earth's head | K |
| So be merry so be dead | K |
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| From the hills and valleys earth | L |
| Shouts back the sound of mirth | L |
| Tramp of feet and lilt of sing | D |
| Ringing all the road along | A |
| All the music of their going | D |
| Ringing swinging glad song throwing | D |
| Earth will echo still when foot | M |
| Lies numb and voice mute | N |
| On marching men on | O |
| To the gates of death with song | A |
| Sow your gladness for earth's reaping | D |
| So you may be glad though sleeping | D |
| Strew your gladness on earth's bed | K |
| So be merry so be dead | K |
Charles Hamilton Sorley
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