Patriotism Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCBDD EEBFFBGG HIJBBJKK LLMBBMNN| I think my country needs my vote | A |
| I know it doesn't need my throat | A |
| My lungs and larynx too | B |
| And so I sit at home at night | C |
| And teach my children what is right | C |
| And wise for them to do | B |
| And when I'm on the job by day | D |
| I do my best to earn my pay | D |
| - | |
| Though arguments may rage and roar | E |
| I grease the hinges on my door | E |
| And paint the porches blue | B |
| I love this splendid land of ours | F |
| And so I plant the seeds and flowers | F |
| And watch them bursting through | B |
| I never stand upon a box | G |
| To say we're headed for the rocks | G |
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| My notion of a patriot | H |
| Is one who guards his little cot | I |
| And keeps it up to date | J |
| Who pays his taxes when they're due | B |
| And pays his bills for groc'ries too | B |
| And dresses well his mate | J |
| He keeps his children warmly clad | K |
| And lets them know they have a dad | K |
| - | |
| The nation's safe as long as men | L |
| Get to their work and back again | L |
| Each day with cheerful smile | M |
| So long as there are fathers who | B |
| Rejoice in what they have to do | B |
| And find their homes worth while | M |
| The Stars and Stripes will wave on high | N |
| And liberty will never die | N |
Edgar Albert Guest
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