Schoolmistress Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCB BDBDB| Schoolmistress | A |
| Having with bold Horatius stamped her feet | B |
| And waved a final swashing arabesque | C |
| O'er the brave days of old she ceased to bleat | B |
| Slapped her Macaulay back upon the desk | C |
| Resuned her calm gaze and her lofty seat | B |
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| There while she heard the classic lines repeat | B |
| Once more the teacher's face clenched stern | D |
| For through the window looking on the street | B |
| Three soldiers hailed her She made no return | D |
| One was called 'Orace whom she would not greet | B |
Wilfred Owen
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