I Saw Old General At Bay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEFGHI| I SAW old General at bay | A |
| Old as he was his grey eyes yet shone out in battle like stars | B |
| His small force was now completely hemm'd in in his works | C |
| He call'd for volunteers to run the enemy's lines a desperate | D |
| emergency | E |
| I saw a hundred and more step forth from the ranks but two or three | E |
| were selected | F |
| I saw them receive their orders aside they listen'd with care the | G |
| adjutant was very grave | H |
| I saw them depart with cheerfulness freely risking their lives | I |
Walt Whitman
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