The Dying Soldier Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFG G H

' Here are houses ' he moanedA
'I could reach but my brain swims 'B
Then they thundered and flashedC
And shook the earth to its rimsD
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'They are gunpits ' he gaspedE
'Our men are at the gunsF
Water Water Oh waterG
For one of England's dying sons '-
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' We cannot give you waterG
Were all England in your breath '-
' Water Water Oh water '-
fie moaned and swooned to deathH

Isaac Rosenberg



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Joy Newman : I love this poem it is so sad and I think of my father who fought in World War One. I will always love England even though I live in America my heart is always there.
 

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