The Deserter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFC GHIH| I know not why or whence he came | A |
| Or how he chanced to go | B |
| I only know he brought me love | C |
| And going left me woe | B |
| - | |
| I do not ask that he turn back | D |
| Nor seek where he may rove | E |
| For where woe rules can never be | F |
| The dwelling place of love | C |
| - | |
| For love went out the door of hope | G |
| And on and on has fled | H |
| Caring no more to dwell within | I |
| The house where faith is dead | H |
Joseph Seamon Cotter
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