The Wasp And The Hornet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EEEEFGFG HIHIJEJE| THE two proud sisters of the sea | A |
| In glory and in doom | B |
| Well may the eternal waters be | A |
| Their broad unsculptured tomb | B |
| The wind that rings along the wave | C |
| The clear unshadowed sun | D |
| Are torch and trumpet o'er the brave | C |
| Whose last green wreath is won | D |
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| No stranger hand their banners furled | E |
| No victor's shout they heard | E |
| Unseen above them ocean curled | E |
| Safe by his own pale bird | E |
| The gnashing billows heaved and fell | F |
| Wild shrieked the midnight gale | G |
| Far far beneath the morning swell | F |
| Were pennon spar and sail | G |
| - | |
| The land of Freedom Sea and shore | H |
| Are guarded now as when | I |
| Her ebbing waves to victory bore | H |
| Fair barks and gallant men | I |
| Oh many a ship of prouder name | J |
| May wave her starry fold | E |
| Nor trail with deeper light of fame | J |
| The paths they swept of old | E |
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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