A Hero Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCD E EFGG HIHIJJ KLMLNN| He was so foolish the poor lad | A |
| He made superior people smile | B |
| Who knew not of the wings he had | A |
| Budding and growing all the while | B |
| Nor that the laurel wreath was made | C |
| Already for his curly head | D |
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| Silly and childish in his ways | E |
| They said 'His future comes to naught ' | - |
| His future In the dreadful days | E |
| When in a toil his feet were caught | F |
| He hacked his way to glory bright | G |
| Before his day went down in night | G |
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| He fretted wiser folk small blame | H |
| Such futile feeble brains were his | I |
| Now we doff hats to hear his name | H |
| Ask pardon where his spirit is | I |
| Because we never guessed him for | J |
| A hero in the disguise he wore | J |
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| It matters little how we live | K |
| So long as we may greatly die | L |
| Fashioned for great things O forgive | M |
| Our dullness in the days gone by | L |
| Now glory wraps you like a cloak | N |
| From us and all such common folk | N |
Katharine Tynan
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