At The Beating Of A Drum Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB DDBBFear ye not the stormy future for the Battle Hymn is strong | A |
And the armies of Australia shall not march without a song | A |
The glorious words and music of Australia's song shall come | B |
When her true hearts rush together at the beating of a drum | B |
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We may not be there to hear it 'twill be written in the night | C |
And Australia's foes shall fear it in the hour before the fight | C |
The glorious words and music from a lonely heart shall come | B |
When our sons shall rush to danger at the beating of the drum | B |
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He shall be unknown who writes it he shall soon forgotten be | D |
But the song shall ring through ages as a song of liberty | D |
And I say the words and music of our battle hymn shall come | B |
When Australia wakes in anger at the beating of a drum | B |
Henry Lawson
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