The Attack At Dawn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCEFGFGHAHA| At every cost they said it must be done | A |
| They told us in the early afternoon | B |
| We sit and wait the coming of the sun | A |
| We sit in groups grey groups that watch the moon | B |
| We stretch our legs and murmur half in sleep | C |
| And touch the tips of bayonets and yarn | D |
| Our hands are cold They strangely grope and creep | C |
| Tugging at ends of straps We wait the dawn | E |
| Some men come stumbling past in single file | F |
| And scrape the trench s side and scatter sand | G |
| They trip and curse and go Perhaps we smile | F |
| We wait the dawn The dawn is close at hand | G |
| A gentle rustling runs along the line | H |
| At every cost they said it must be done | A |
| A hundred eyes are staring for the sign | H |
| It s coming Look Our God s own laughing sun | A |
Leon Gellert
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