The Father Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD EFEF GHIH JKJK| Captain Patrick Tobin R D F Suvla August th | A |
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| Ever his eyes are fixed on a glorious sight | B |
| A boy is leading calls his men to come on | C |
| Light as a deer he leaps slender and bright | B |
| Up the hill irresistible it is won | D |
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| Ever he sees the boy against the sky | E |
| A slender Victory light on his golden head | F |
| Hardly the down on his lip he hath leaped so high | E |
| His name is writ among the undying Dead | F |
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| Captain at one and twenty Much was to come | G |
| Great things yet to be done heights to be scaled | H |
| Love and comradeship all fruition of bloom | I |
| He has attained to the highest Not he who failed | H |
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| The mother weeps her boy who comes not again | J |
| The Father sees him splendid and laughing still | K |
| Leaping like a young deer calling his men | J |
| The glory dazzles The boy's keeping the hill | K |
Katharine Tynan
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