America Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDBBDB EFEFGHBBHB IDIDJKBBKB CLCLMNBBNB OPEEPB| I am the refuge of all the oppressed | A |
| I am the boast of the free | B |
| I am the harbour where ships may rest | A |
| Safely 'twixt sea and sea | B |
| I hold up a torch to a darkened world | C |
| I lighten the path with its ray | D |
| Let my hand keep steady | B |
| And let me be ready | B |
| For whatever comes my way | D |
| Let me be ready | B |
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| Oh better than fortresses better than guns | E |
| Better than lance or spear | F |
| Are the loyal hearts of my daughters and sons | E |
| Faithful and without fear | F |
| But my daughters and sons must understand | G |
| THAT ATTILA DID NOT DIE | H |
| And they must be ready | B |
| Their hands must be steady | B |
| If the hosts of hell come nigh | H |
| They must be ready | B |
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| If Jesus were back on the earth with men | I |
| He would not preach to day | D |
| Until He had made Him a scourge and again | I |
| He would drive the defilers away | D |
| He would throw down the tables of lust and greed | J |
| And scatter the changers' gold | K |
| He would be ready | B |
| His hand would be steady | B |
| As it was in that temple of old | K |
| He would be ready | B |
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| I am the cradle of God's new world | C |
| From me shall the new race rise | L |
| And my glorious banner must float unfurled | C |
| Unsullied against the skies | L |
| My sons and daughters must be my strength | M |
| With courage to do and to dare | N |
| With hearts that are ready | B |
| With hands that are steady | B |
| And their slogan must be PREPARE | N |
| They must be ready | B |
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| With a prayer on the lip they must shoulder arms | O |
| For after all has been said | P |
| We must muster guns | E |
| If we master Huns | E |
| AND ATTILA IS NOT DEAD | P |
| We must be ready | B |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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