The Defeated Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE FGFG HIHI JKJK| Think not because you raise | A |
| A gleaming sword | B |
| That you will win to praise | A |
| Before the Lord | B |
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| And though men hail you great | C |
| Unto the skies | D |
| Deem not 'twill ope' the gate | C |
| Of Paradise | E |
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| Though you have gold and gear | F |
| And fame and power | G |
| What odds when you draw near | F |
| The Judgement Hour | G |
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| But if in bloody dust | H |
| Yet unafraid | I |
| You battle for the Just | H |
| With broken blade | I |
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| Then will the Lord look down | J |
| With eyes of love | K |
| And you shall win a Crown | J |
| All price above | K |
Robert William Service
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