Kept The Flag Floating Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBBCDD EFEEFGG HIHHIJJ KLKKLMM NONNOPP QRQQRSS| Thank God we have kept the flag floating General White | A |
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| Some men like French display much dash | B |
| They boldly rush upon the foe | C |
| Their sword blades like the lightning flash | B |
| As they on helm or hauberk clash | B |
| Nor fear the foeman's blow | C |
| We praise them for their gallant deeds | D |
| They are the men the Empire needs | D |
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| But true as they are those who stand | E |
| Within the fort beleaguered round | F |
| Resources few at their command | E |
| Their army but a feeble band | E |
| Yet bravely hold their ground | F |
| And o'er their blood bespattered coats | G |
| The Union Jack in triumph floats | G |
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| Reduced their strength through lack of food | H |
| And fever germs on vitals preyed | I |
| Yet they o'er trouble did not brood | H |
| By night or day of cheerful mood | H |
| This burden on them weighed | I |
| To keep the flag afloat in brief | J |
| Till Buller came to their relief | J |
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| Brave White accept our meed of praise | K |
| We crown thee equal to the best | L |
| Of heroes of the olden days | K |
| Whose deeds inspired the poets' lays | K |
| We need no further quest | L |
| But this with gratitude we note | M |
| Thy valour kept the flag afloat | M |
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| Valor like thine does not surprise | N |
| When we review thy noble past | O |
| A hero is the one who tries | N |
| Though he may not to ideal rise | N |
| His plan may fail at last | O |
| Yet is too brave to lay the blame | P |
| On others but takes all the shame | P |
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| The fault was mine thy language then | Q |
| Revealing the divinest grace | R |
| Possessed by truly noble men | Q |
| And prophecy of triumph when | Q |
| With foe brought face to face | R |
| The choice remains defeat or death | S |
| The flag will float till latest breath | S |
Joseph Horatio Chant
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