The Fairies' Siege Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJEKE LMNMOEPE| I have been given my charge to keep | A |
| Well have I kept the same | B |
| Playing with strife for the most of my life | C |
| But this is a different game | B |
| I'll not fight against swords unseen | D |
| Or spears that I cannot view | E |
| Hand him the keys of the place on your knees | F |
| 'Tis the Dreamer whose dreams come true | E |
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| Ask him his terms and accept them at once | G |
| Quick ere we anger him go | H |
| Never before have I flinched from the guns | I |
| But this is a different show | H |
| I'll not fight with the Herald of God | J |
| I know what his Master can do | E |
| Open the gate he must enter in state | K |
| 'Tis the Dreamer whose dreams come true | E |
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| I'd not give way for an Emperor | L |
| I'd hold my road for a King | M |
| To the Triple Crown I would not bow down | N |
| But this is a different thing | M |
| I'll not fight with the Powers of Air | O |
| Sentry pass him through | E |
| Drawbridge let fall 'tis the Lord of us all | P |
| The Dreamer whose dreams come true | E |
Rudyard Kipling
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