The Red Indian Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAB CBCD EEED FFFD GGGD AAAD| Rest warrior rest thine hour is past | A |
| Thy longest war whoop and thy last | A |
| Still rings upon the rushing blast | A |
| That o'er thy grave sweeps drearily | B |
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| Rest warrior rest thy haughty brow | C |
| Beneath the hand of death bends low | B |
| Thy fiery glance is quenched now | C |
| In the cold grave's obscurity | D |
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| Rest warrior rest thy rising sun | E |
| Is set in blood thy day is done | E |
| Like lightning flash thy race is run | E |
| And thou art sleeping peacefully | D |
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| Rest warrior rest thy foot no more | F |
| The boundless forest shall explore | F |
| Or trackless cross the sandy shore | F |
| Or chase the red deer rapidly | D |
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| Rest warrior rest thy light canoe | G |
| Like thy choice arrow swift and true | G |
| Shall part no more the waters blue | G |
| That sparkle round it brilliantly | D |
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| Rest warrior rest thine hour is past | A |
| Yon sinking sunbeam is thy last | A |
| And all is silent save the blast | A |
| That o'er thy grave sweeps drearily | D |
Frances Anne Kemble (fanny)
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