Challenge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCD EFEFGG HIHIFF| Life is a challenge to the bold | A |
| It flings its gauntlet down | B |
| And bids us if we seek for gold | A |
| And glory and renown | B |
| To come and take them from its store | C |
| It will not meekly hand them o'er | D |
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| Life is a challenge all must meet | E |
| And nobly must we dare | F |
| Its gold is tawdry when we cheat | E |
| Its fame a bitter snare | F |
| If it be stolen from life's clutch | G |
| Men must be true to prosper much | G |
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| Life is a challenge and its laws | H |
| Are rigid ones and stern | I |
| The splendid joy of real applause | H |
| Each man must nobly earn | I |
| It makes us win its jewels rare | F |
| But gives us paste if we're unfair | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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