Conscientious Objector Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJ KLMNBO PQRDFBST| I shall die but | A |
| that is all that I shall do for Death | B |
| I hear him leading his horse out of the stall | C |
| I hear the clatter on the barn floor | D |
| He is in haste he has business in Cuba | E |
| business in the Balkans many calls to make this morning | F |
| But I will not hold the bridle | G |
| while he clinches the girth | H |
| And he may mount by himself | I |
| I will not give him a leg up | J |
| - | |
| Though he flick my shoulders with his whip | K |
| I will not tell him which way the fox ran | L |
| With his hoof on my breast I will not tell him where | M |
| the black boy hides in the swamp | N |
| I shall die but that is all that I shall do for Death | B |
| I am not on his pay roll | O |
| - | |
| I will not tell him the whereabout of my friends | P |
| nor of my enemies either | Q |
| Though he promise me much | R |
| I will not map him the route to any man's door | D |
| Am I a spy in the land of the living | F |
| that I should deliver men to Death | B |
| Brother the password and the plans of our city | S |
| are safe with me never through me Shall you be overcome | T |
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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