The Man In Chrysanthemum Land Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABABBCDDC EFEFEFCDDC GHGHGHHCIIC JKJKJKKCIICThere's a brave little berry brown man | A |
At the opposite side of the earth | B |
Of the White and the Black and the Tan | A |
He's the smallest in compass and girth | B |
O he's little and lively and Tan | A |
And he's showing the world what he's worth | B |
For his nation is born and its birth | B |
Is for hardihood courage and sand | C |
So you take off your cap | D |
To the brave little Jap | D |
Who fights for Chrysanthemum Land | C |
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Near the house that the little man keeps | E |
There's a Bug a boo building its lair | F |
It prowls and it growls and it sleeps | E |
At the foot of his tiny back stair | F |
But the little brown man never sleeps | E |
For the Brownie will battle the Bear | F |
He has soldiers and ships to command | C |
So take off you cap | D |
To the brave little Jap | D |
Who fights for Chrysanthemum Land | C |
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Uncle Sam stands a watching near by | G |
With his finger aside of his nose | H |
John Bull with a wink in his eye | G |
Looks round to see how the wind blows | H |
O jolly old John with his eye | G |
Ever set on the East and its woes | H |
More than hoeing their own little rows | H |
These wary old wags understand | C |
But they take off their caps | I |
To the brave little Japs | I |
Who fight for Chrysanthemum Land | C |
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Now he's given us Geishas and themes | J |
For operas stories and plays | K |
His silks and his chinas are dreams | J |
And we copy his quaint little ways | K |
O we look on his land in our dreams | J |
But his value we failed to appraise | K |
For he'll gather his laurels and bays | K |
His Cruisers and Columns are manned | C |
And we take off our caps | I |
To the brave little Japs | I |
Who fight for Chrysanthemum Land | C |
Emily Pauline Johnson
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