Independence Ode Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD ECEC CFCF AGAG CBCB HCHC IDID| Columbia fair queen in your glory | A |
| Columbia the pride of the earth | B |
| We crown you with song wreath and story | A |
| We honour the day of your birth | B |
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| The wrath of a king and his minions | C |
| You braved to be free on that day | D |
| And the eagle sailed up on strong pinions | C |
| And frightened the lion at bay | D |
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| Since the chains and the shackles are broken | E |
| And citizens now replace slaves | C |
| Since the hearts of your heros have spoken | E |
| How dear they held freedom by graves | C |
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| Your beautiful banner is blotless | C |
| As it floats to the breezes unfurled | F |
| And but for one blemish all spotless | C |
| Is the record you show to the world | F |
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| Like a scar on the features of beauty | A |
| Lies Utah sin cursed to the west | G |
| Columbia Columbia your duty | A |
| Is to wipe out that stain with the rest | G |
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| Not only in freedom and science | C |
| And letters should you lead the earth | B |
| But let the earth learn your reliance | C |
| In honour and true moral worth | B |
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| When Liberty's torch shall be lighted | H |
| Let her brightest most far reaching rays | C |
| Discover no wrong thats unrighted | H |
| Go challenge the jealous world's gaze | C |
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| Columbia your star is ascending | I |
| Columbia all lands own your sway | D |
| May your reign be as proud and unrending | I |
| As your glory is brilliant today | D |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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