The Old Gods. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABACADAEAEFGFHAIAI AJAJ| O ye gods if you could tell us | A |
| What ye are if banned or blest | B |
| Ye that reigned of old in Hellas | A |
| Ye that ruled the radiant West | B |
| Old born gods The Past still flashes | A |
| In the eyes of Greece and Rome | C |
| Ye are not mere dust and ashes | A |
| Urned for all the years to come | D |
| Ye that ruled in heavenly places | A |
| And the faith of mortals won | E |
| Gods created by old races | A |
| Perished from beneath the sun | E |
| Born of faith and with it blended | F |
| Ye shall yet the world inspire | G |
| Till the last breath has ascended | F |
| From the latest altar fire | H |
| All the hopes and invocations | A |
| Breathed by lips of heroes dead | I |
| All the genius of the nations | A |
| Who the march of Freedom led | I |
| Though your temples broke and fell as | A |
| Dusty fanes of little worth | J |
| These will keep you gods of Hellas | A |
| Still alive upon the earth | J |
Robert Crawford
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