Ireland Shall Rebel Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCEEE FBFBGDHEEE IJIKLDLEEEWHILE tyrants rule the land | A |
Beneath the Irish skies | B |
While e er the iron hand | A |
Upon our people lies | B |
While sons are driven forth | C |
In other lands to dwell | D |
Still in the South and North | C |
Old Ireland will rebel | E |
Rebel rebel | E |
Old Ireland will rebel | E |
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While fanlike from below | F |
And pale against the skies | B |
That light of shame the glow | F |
Of burning homes shall rise | B |
While hot indignant tears | G |
From Irish hearts shall swell | D |
Be it a thousand years | H |
Old Ireland will rebel | E |
Rebel rebel | E |
Old Ireland will rebel | E |
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Until the tyrant s rod | I |
Shall broken be in twain | J |
And on the dear old sod | I |
Blest freedom treads again | K |
Or till our masters learn | L |
To rule our country well | D |
The fires of hate shall burn | L |
Old Ireland will rebel | E |
Rebel rebel | E |
Old Ireland will rebel | E |
Henry Lawson
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