The States Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAACAC DEDEAFAF AGAGBABA AHAHIJIJ BABAGAGA| thers | A |
| And when of Michigan I brag | B |
| I'm boasting of the others | A |
| Just which is which no man can say | A |
| One star for every state | C |
| Gleams brightly on our flag to day | A |
| And every one is great | C |
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| The stars that gem the skies at night | D |
| May differ in degree | E |
| And some are pale and some are bright | D |
| But in our flag we see | E |
| A sky of blue wherein the stars | A |
| Are equal in design | F |
| Each has the radiance of Mars | A |
| And all are yours and mine | F |
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| The glory that is Michigan's | A |
| Is Colorado's too | G |
| The same sky Minnesota spans | A |
| The same sun warms it through | G |
| And all are one beneath the flag | B |
| A common hope is ours | A |
| Our country is the mountain crag | B |
| The valley and its flowers | A |
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| The land we love lies far away | A |
| As well as close at hand | H |
| He has no vision who would say | A |
| This state's my native land | H |
| Though sweet the charms he knows the best | I |
| Deep down within his heart | J |
| The farthest east the farthest west | I |
| Of him must be a part | J |
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| There is no star within the flag | B |
| That's brighter than its brothers | A |
| So when of Michigan I brag | B |
| I'm boasting of the others | A |
| We share alike one purpose true | G |
| One common end awaits | A |
| We must in all we dream or do | G |
| Remain United States | A |
Edgar Albert Guest
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