The Persian Version Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFBBGG| Truth loving Persians do not dwell upon | A |
| The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon | A |
| As for the Greek theatrical tradition | B |
| Which represents that summer's expedition | B |
| Not as a mere reconnaisance in force | C |
| By three brigades of foot and one of horse | C |
| Their left flank covered by some obsolete | D |
| Light craft detached from the main Persian fleet | D |
| But as a grandiose ill starred attempt | E |
| To conquer Greece they treat it with contempt | E |
| And only incidentally refute | F |
| Major Greek claims by stressing what repute | F |
| The Persian monarch and the Persian nation | B |
| Won by this salutary demonstration | B |
| Despite a strong defence and adverse weather | G |
| All arms combined magnificently together | G |
Robert Graves
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