Remarks About Kings Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCCBDDB BDDBEEB FF| God said I am tired of kings EMERSON | A |
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| God said I am tired of kings | B |
| But that was a long while ago | C |
| And meantime man said No | C |
| I like their looks in their robes and rings | B |
| So he crowned a few more | D |
| And they went on playing the game as before | D |
| Fighting and spoiling things | B |
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| Man said I am tired of kings | B |
| Sons of the robber chiefs of yore | D |
| They make me pay for their lust and their war | D |
| I am the puppet they pull the strings | B |
| The blood of my heart is the wine they drink | E |
| I will govern myself for awhile I think | E |
| And see what that brings | B |
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| Then God who made the first remark | F |
| Smiled in the dark | F |
Henry Van Dyke
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