Memorial Day Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK| Dulce et decorum est | A |
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| The bugle echoes shrill and sweet | B |
| But not of war it sings to day | C |
| The road is rhythmic with the feet | B |
| Of men at arms who come to pray | C |
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| The roses blossom white and red | D |
| On tombs where weary soldiers lie | E |
| Flags wave above the honored dead | D |
| And martial music cleaves the sky | E |
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| Above their wreath strewn graves we kneel | F |
| They kept the faith and fought the fight | G |
| Through flying lead and crimson steel | F |
| They plunged for Freedom and the Right | G |
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| May we their grateful children learn | H |
| Their strength who lie beneath this sod | I |
| Who went through fire and death to earn | H |
| At last the accolade of God | I |
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| In shining rank on rank arrayed | J |
| They march the legions of the Lord | K |
| He is their Captain unafraid | J |
| The Prince of Peace Who brought a sword | K |
Joyce Kilmer
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