The Broken Soldier Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH| The broken soldier sings and whistles day to dark | A |
| He's but the remnant of a man maimed and half blind | B |
| But the soul they could not harm goes singing like the lark | A |
| Like the incarnate Joy that will not be confined | B |
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| The Lady at the Hall has given him a light task | C |
| He works in the gardens as busy as a bee | D |
| One hand is but a stump and his face a pitted mask | C |
| The gay soul goes singing like a bird set free | D |
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| Whistling and singing like a linnet on wings | E |
| The others stop to listen leaning on the spade | F |
| Whole men and comely they fret at little things | E |
| The soul of him's singing like a thrush in a glade | F |
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| Hither and thither hopping like Robin on the grass | G |
| The soul in the broken man is beautiful and brave | H |
| And while he weeds the pansies and the bright hours pass | G |
| The bird caught in the cage whistles its joyous stave | H |
Katharine Tynan
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