Battle Hymn Of The Women Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCABC DEFDEF CGHCGH IJIIJI IKLIKL| They are waking they are waking | A |
| In the east and in the west | B |
| They are throwing wide their windows to the sun | C |
| And they see the dawn is breaking | A |
| And they quiver with unrest | B |
| For they know their work is waiting to be done | C |
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| They are waking in the city | D |
| They are waking on the farm | E |
| They are waking in the boudoir and the mill | F |
| And their hearts are full of pity | D |
| As they sound the loud alarm | E |
| For the sleepers who in darkness slumber still | F |
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| In the guarded harem prison | C |
| Where they smother under veils | G |
| And all echoes of the world are walled away | H |
| Though the sun has not yet risen | C |
| Yet the ancient darkness pales | G |
| And the sleepers in their slumber dream of day | H |
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| And their dream shall grow in splendour | I |
| Till each sleeper wakes and stirs | J |
| Till she breaks from old traditions and is free | I |
| And the world shall rise and render | I |
| Unto woman what is hers | J |
| As it welcomes in the race that is to be | I |
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| Unto woman God the Maker | I |
| Gave the secret of His plan | K |
| It is written out in cipher on her soul | L |
| From the darkness you must take her | I |
| To the light of day O man | K |
| Would you know the mighty meaning of the scroll | L |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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