A Scrap Of Paper Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DD EE FF GG HH II EE| Will you go to war just for a scrap of paper Question | A |
| of the German Chancellor to the British Ambassador | B |
| August | C |
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| A mocking question Britain's answer came | D |
| Swift as the light and searching as the flame | D |
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| Yes for a scrap of paper we will fight | E |
| Till our last breath and God defend the right | E |
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| A scrap of paper where a name is set | F |
| Is strong as duty's pledge and honor's debt | F |
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| A scrap of paper holds for man and wife | G |
| The sacrament of love the bond of life | G |
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| A scrap of paper may be Holy Writ | H |
| With God's eternal word to hallow it | H |
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| A scrap of paper binds us both to stand | I |
| Defenders of a neutral neighbor land | I |
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| By God by faith by honor yes We fight | E |
| To keep our name upon that paper white | E |
Henry Van Dyke
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