Soldier Boy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD BABAEFBG AHAHIBBBMy soldier boy has crossed the sea | A |
To fight the foeman | B |
But he'll come back to make of me | A |
And honest woman | B |
So I am singing all day long | C |
Despite blood shedding | D |
For though I know he's done me wrong | C |
We'll end by wedding | D |
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My soldier boy is home again | B |
So bold and scathless | A |
But oh my heart is numb with pain | B |
Because he's faithless | A |
He's brought with him a French Mam'selle | E |
They plan a marriage | F |
Maybe I'll go no one will know | B |
Of my miscarriage | G |
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My soldier boy has made his choice | A |
She'll hold him to it | H |
I tell myself that I rejoice | A |
May he not rue it | H |
But oh that starry month of May | I |
Love words wild spoken | B |
I stand alone and make no moan | B |
My heart is broken | B |
Robert Service
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