They Say: Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACAC A AD| They say 'Be prudent' and then comes this dithyramb | A |
| Who thinks to strike Nero | B |
| 'Tiptoes in and does not first cry out an iamb | A |
| 'Nor make a bugle blow | B |
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| 'Remember Ettenheim abduction of great fame | A |
| 'Do not hurry your task | C |
| 'But be like Chereas who in the shadows came | A |
| Alone silent in mask | C |
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| 'Those who follow prudence achieve their ev'ry aim | A |
| 'Walk hidden in the shade ' | - |
| I'll leave to those who seek a long life to proclaim | A |
| Cowardice virtue made | D |
Victor Marie Hugo
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