At The Parade Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCD EFEFGG HIHIJJ EKEKLL| I cannot flap a flag | A |
| Or beat a drum | B |
| Behind the mob I lag | A |
| With larynx dumb | B |
| Alas I fear I'm not | C |
| A Patriot | D |
| - | |
| With acrid eyes I see | E |
| The soul of things | F |
| And equal unto me | E |
| Are cooks and kings | F |
| I would not cross the street | G |
| A duke to meet | G |
| - | |
| Oh curse me for a fool | H |
| To be so proud | I |
| To stand so still and cool | H |
| Amid the crowd | I |
| For President or Peer | J |
| God let me cheer | J |
| - | |
| But no despite the glee | E |
| My heart is cold | K |
| I think that it may be | E |
| Because I'm old | K |
| I'm dumb where millions yell | L |
| Oh what the hell | L |
Robert William Service
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