Soldier Boy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD BABAEFBG AHAHIBBB| My 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 |
| - | |
| 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 William Service
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