The Anxious Dead Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFEG HIHI DJDJ| O guns fall silent till the dead men hear | A |
| Above their heads the legions pressing on | B |
| These fought their fight in time of bitter fear | C |
| And died not knowing how the day had gone | D |
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| O flashing muzzles pause and let them see | E |
| The coming dawn that streaks the sky afar | F |
| Then let your mighty chorus witness be | E |
| To them and Caesar that we still make war | G |
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| Tell them O guns that we have heard their call | H |
| That we have sworn and will not turn aside | I |
| That we will onward till we win or fall | H |
| That we will keep the faith for which they died | I |
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| Bid them be patient and some day anon | D |
| They shall feel earth enwrapt in silence deep | J |
| Shall greet in wonderment the quiet dawn | D |
| And in content may turn them to their sleep | J |
John Alexander Mccrae
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