Hymn To Aristogeiton And Harmodius Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC A DEDE A FGFH C IJIJI | A |
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Wreathed in myrtle my sword I'll conceal | B |
Like those champions devoted and brave | C |
When they plunged in the tyrant their steel | B |
And to Athens deliverance gave | C |
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II | A |
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Beloved heroes your deathless souls roam | D |
In the joy breathing isles of the blest | E |
Where the mighty of old have their home | D |
Where Achilles and Diomed rest | E |
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III | A |
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In fresh myrtle my blade I'll entwine | F |
Like Harmodius the gallant and good | G |
When he made at the tutelar shrine | F |
A libation of Tyranny's blood | H |
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IV | C |
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Ye deliverers of Athens from shame | I |
Ye avengers of Liberty's wrongs | J |
Endless ages shall cherish your fame | I |
Embalmed in their echoing songs | J |
Edgar Allan Poe
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