The Poor Old Cannon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BCBC DEFE GHGH IJIJ| A | |
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| Upbroke the sun | B |
| In red gold foam | C |
| Thus spoke the gun | B |
| At the Soldier's Home | C |
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| Whenever I hear | D |
| Blue thunder speak | E |
| My voice sounds clear | F |
| But little and weak | E |
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| And when the proud | G |
| Young cockerels crow | H |
| My voice sounds loud | G |
| But gentle and low | H |
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| When the mocking bird | I |
| Prolongs his note | J |
| I cannot be heard | I |
| Though I split my throat | J |
Elinor Morton Wylie
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