War Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJ KL CMNO PQ R| One night a feat was held in the palace and there came a man and | A |
| prostrated himself before the prince and all the feasters looked | B |
| upon him and they saw that one of his eyes was out and that | C |
| the empty socket bled And the prince inquired of him 'What has | D |
| befallen you ' And the man replied 'O prince I am by profession | E |
| a thief and this night because there was no moon I went to rob | F |
| the money changer's shop and as I climbed in through the window | G |
| I made a mistake and entered the weaver's shop and in the dark I | H |
| ran into the weaver's loom and my eye was plucked out And now | I |
| O prince I ask for justice upon the weaver ' | J |
| - | |
| Then the prince sent for the weaver and he came and it was decreed | K |
| that one of his eyes should be plucked out | L |
| - | |
| 'O prince ' said the weaver 'the decree is just It is right that | C |
| one of my eyes be taken And yet alas both are necessary to me | M |
| in order that I may see the two sides of the cloth that I weave | N |
| But I have a neighbour a cobbler who has also two eyes and in | O |
| his trade both eyes are not necessary ' | - |
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| Then the prince sent for the cobbler And he came And they took | P |
| out one of the cobbler's two eyes | Q |
| - | |
| And justice was satisfied | R |
Khalil Gibran
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