Joseph Warren, M. D. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACDCCCC| TRAINED in the holy art whose lifted shield | A |
| Wards off the darts a never slumbering foe | B |
| By hearth and wayside lurking waits to throw | B |
| Oppression taught his helpful arm to wield | A |
| The slayer's weapon on the murderous field | A |
| The fiery bolt he challenged laid him low | B |
| Seeking its noblest victim Even so | B |
| The charter of a nation must be sealed | A |
| The healer's brow the hero's honors crowned | C |
| From lowliest duty called to loftiest deed | D |
| Living the oak leaf wreath his temples bound | C |
| Dying the conqueror's laurel was his meed | C |
| Last on the broken ramparts' turf to bleed | C |
| Where Freedom's victory in defeat was found | C |
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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