France. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAAB CDCCD ECEEC FGFFG CHCCH| Not dead oh no she cannot die | A |
| Only a swoon from loss of blood | B |
| Levite England passes her by | A |
| Help Samaritan None is nigh | A |
| Who shall stanch me this sanguine flood | B |
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| Range the brown hair it blinds her eyne | C |
| Dash cold water over her face | D |
| Drowned in her blood she makes no sign | C |
| Give her a draught of generous wine | C |
| None heed none hear to do this grace | D |
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| Head of the human column thus | E |
| Ever in swoon wilt thou remain | C |
| Thought Freedom Truth quenched ominous | E |
| Whence then shall Hope arise for us | E |
| Plunged in the darkness all again | C |
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| No she stirs There's a fire in her glance | F |
| Ware oh ware of that broken sword | G |
| What dare ye for an hour's mischance | F |
| Gather around her jeering France | F |
| Attila's own exultant horde | G |
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| Lo she stands up stands up e'en now | C |
| Strong once more for the battle fray | H |
| Gleams bright the star that from her brow | C |
| Lightens the world Bow nations bow | C |
| Let her again lead on the way | H |
Toru Dutt
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