English Thornton Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLLMNNOPQR| Here You sons of the men | A |
| Who fought with Washington at Valley Forge | B |
| And whipped Black Hawk at Starved Rock | C |
| Arise Do battle with the descendants of those | D |
| Who bought land in the loop when it was waste sand | E |
| And sold blankets and guns to the army of Grant | F |
| And sat in legislatures in the early days | G |
| Taking bribes from the railroads | H |
| Arise Do battle with the fops and bluffs | I |
| The pretenders and figurantes of the society column | J |
| And the yokel souls whose daughters marry counts | K |
| And the parasites on great ideas | L |
| And the noisy riders of great causes | L |
| And the heirs of ancient thefts | M |
| Arise And make the city yours | N |
| And the State yours | N |
| You who are sons of the hardy yeomanry of the forties | O |
| By God If you do not destroy these vermin | P |
| My avenging ghost will wipe out | Q |
| Your city and your state | R |
Edgar Lee Masters
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