A Dead Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDC EEF| Trapper died our hero and we grieved | A |
| In every heart in camp the sorrow stirred | B |
| 'His soul was red ' the Indian cried bereaved | A |
| 'A white man he ' the grim old Yankee's word | B |
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| So brief and strong each mourner gave his best | C |
| How kind he was how brave how keen to track | D |
| And as we laid him by the pines to rest | C |
| A negro spoke with tears 'His heart was black ' | - |
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| ''Island of Destiny Innisfail for thy faith is the payment near | E |
| The mine of the future is opened and the golden veins appear | E |
| Thy hands are white and thy page unstained Reach out for thy glorious years | F |
| And take them from God as his recompense for thy fortitude and tears ' | - |
John Boyle O'reilly
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