The Name Of France Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDDCCE BFGHIIHHE BBBBJKKJJE| Give us a name to fill the mind | A |
| With the shining thoughts that lead mankind | A |
| The glory of learning the joy of art | B |
| A name that tells of a splendid part | B |
| In the long long toil and the strenuous fight | C |
| Of the human race to win its way | D |
| From the feudal darkness into the day | D |
| Of Freedom Brotherhood Equal Right | C |
| A name like a star a name of light | C |
| I give you France | E |
| - | |
| Give us a name to move the heart | B |
| With a warmer glow and a swifter flood | F |
| A name like the sound of a trumpet clear | G |
| And silver sweet and iron strong | H |
| That calls three million men to their feet | I |
| Ready to march and steady to meet | I |
| The foes who threaten that name with wrong | H |
| A name that rings like a battle song | H |
| I give you France | E |
| - | |
| Give us a name to move the heart | B |
| With the strength that noble griefs impart | B |
| A name that speaks of the blood outpoured | B |
| To save minkind from the sway of the sword | B |
| A name that calls on the world to share | J |
| In the burden of sacrificial strife | K |
| Where the cause at stake is the world's free life | K |
| Andthe rule of the people everywhere | J |
| A name like a vow a name like a prayer | J |
| I give you France | E |
Henry Van Dyke
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Name Of France
The Name Of France is a poem by Henry Van Dyke. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Name Of France poem by Henry Van Dyke
Best Poems of Henry Van Dyke