The Beginning Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC ECEC FCFC GCGC HCHCC| A | |
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| It was not part of their blood | B |
| It came to them very late | C |
| With long arrears to make good | D |
| When the English began to hate | C |
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| They were not easily moved | E |
| They were icy willing to wait | C |
| Till every count should be proved | E |
| Ere the English began to hate | C |
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| Their voices were even and low | F |
| Their eyes were level and straight | C |
| There was neither sign nor show | F |
| When the English began to hate | C |
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| It was not preached to the crowd | G |
| It was not taught by the State | C |
| No man spoke it aloud | G |
| When the English began to hate | C |
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| It was not suddenly bred | H |
| It will not swiftly abate | C |
| Through the chill years ahead | H |
| When Time shall count from the date | C |
| That the English began to hate | C |
Rudyard Kipling
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