The Question Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEFE GHGI JKLK MBMB BCBCBC| A | |
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| Brethren how shall it fare with me | B |
| When the war is laid aside | C |
| If it be proven that I am he | B |
| For whom a world has died | C |
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| If it be proven that all my good | D |
| And the greater good I will make | E |
| Were purchased me by a multitude | F |
| Who suffered for my sake | E |
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| That I was delivered by mere mankind | G |
| Vowed to one sacrifice | H |
| And not as I hold them battle blind | G |
| But dying with open eyes | I |
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| That they did not ask me to draw the sword | J |
| When they stood to endure their lot | K |
| That they only looked to me for a word | L |
| And I answered I knew them not | K |
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| If it be found when the battle clears | M |
| Their death has set me free | B |
| Then how shall I live with myself through the years | M |
| Which they have bought for me | B |
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| Brethren how must it fare with me | B |
| Or how am I justified | C |
| If it be proven that I am he | B |
| For whom mankind has died | C |
| If it be proven that I am he | B |
| Who being questioned denied | C |
Rudyard Kipling
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