A Song Of The White Men Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEAE FGFGHIFI JKLMNOPQNow 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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