Spartan Mother Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHGHIJI KLKMN NO PQPQRSRS| My mother loved her horses and | A |
| Her hounds of pedigree | B |
| She did not kiss the baby hand | C |
| I held to her in glee | B |
| Of course I had a sweet nou nou | D |
| Who tended me with care | E |
| And mother reined her nag to view | F |
| Me with a critic air | E |
| - | |
| So I went to a famous school | G |
| But holidays were short | H |
| My mother thought me just a fool | G |
| Unfit for games and sport | H |
| For I was fond of books and art | I |
| And hated hound and steed | J |
| Said Mother 'Boy you break my heart | I |
| You are not of our breed ' | - |
| - | |
| Then came the War The Mater said | K |
| 'Thank God a son I give | L |
| To King and Country ' well I'm dead | K |
| Who would have loved to live | M |
| 'For England's sake ' said she 'he died | N |
| For that my boy I bore ' | - |
| And now she talks of me with pride | N |
| A hero of the War | O |
| - | |
| Mother I think that you are glad | P |
| I ended up that way | Q |
| Your horses and your dogs you had | P |
| And still you have today | Q |
| Your only child you say you gave | R |
| Your Country to defend | S |
| Dear Mother from a hero's grave | R |
| I curse you in the end | S |
Robert Service
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