Chant Before Battle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEEFFGGHHIJKLMM NNOOPPQR| EVER since man was man a Fiend has stood | A |
| Outside his House of Good | A |
| War with his terrible toys that win men's hearts | B |
| To follow murderous arts | B |
| His spurs death won are but of little use | C |
| Except as old refuse | D |
| Of Life to hang and testify with rust | E |
| Of deeds long one with dust | E |
| A rotting fungus on a log a tree | F |
| A toiling worm or bee | F |
| Serves God's high purpose here on Earth to build | G |
| More than War's maimed and killed | G |
| The Hebetude of asses following still | H |
| Some Emperor's will to kill | H |
| Is that of men who give their lives for what | I |
| The privilege to be shot | J |
| Grant men more vision Lord to read thy words | K |
| That are not guns and swords | L |
| But trees and flowers lovely forms of Earth | M |
| And all fair things of worth | M |
| So he may rise above the brute and snake | N |
| And of his reason make | N |
| A world befitting as thou hast designed | O |
| His greater soul and mind | O |
| So he may rid himself of worm and beast | P |
| And sit with Love at feast | P |
| And make him worthy to be named thy son | Q |
| As He thy Holy One Amen | R |
Madison Julius Cawein
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