The Waving Of The Red Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDD EEFFDD| It is a sad and cruel fate the country s coming to | A |
| And there s no use in striking so what are we to do | A |
| I know what we could do but then there might be traitors near | B |
| And things are running in my head that only mates should hear | C |
| The world cannot go on like this in spite of all that s said | D |
| And millions now are waiting for the Waving of the Red | D |
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| Last night as I lay slipping out a vision came to me | E |
| A girl with face as fair and grand as ever man might see | E |
| Her form was like the statues raised to Liberty in France | F |
| And in her hand a blood red flag was wrapped around a lance | F |
| She shook the grand old colour loose she smiled at me and said | D |
| Go bid your brothers gather for the Waving of the Red | D |
Henry Lawson
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