A Song Of The White Men Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEAE FGFGHIFI JKLMNOPQ| Now this is the cup the White Men drink | A |
| When they go to right a wrong | B |
| And that is the cup of the old world's hate | C |
| Cruel and strained and strong | B |
| We have drunk that cup and a bitter bitter cup | D |
| And tossed the dregs away | E |
| But well for the world when the White Men drink | A |
| To the dawn of the White Man's day | E |
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| Now this is the road that the White Men tread | F |
| When they go to clean a land | G |
| Iron underfoot and levin overhead | F |
| And the deep on either hand | G |
| We have trod that road and a wet and windy road | H |
| Our chosen star for guide | I |
| Oh well for the world when the White Men tread | F |
| Their highway side by side | I |
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| Now this is the faith that the White Men hold | J |
| When they build their homes afar | K |
| Freedom for ourselves and freedom for our sons | L |
| And failing freedom War | M |
| We have proved our faith bear witness to our faith | N |
| Dear souls of freemen slain | O |
| Oh well for the world when the White Men join | P |
| To prove their faith again | Q |
Rudyard Kipling
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