Waverley

Joyce Kilmer 1886 (New Brunswick) – 1918 (Seringes-et-Nesles)



1814-1914

When, on a novel's newly printed page
 We find a maudlin eulogy of sin,
 And read of ways that harlots wander in,
And of sick souls that writhe in helpless rage;
Or when Romance, bespectacled and sage,
 Taps on her desk and bids the class begin
 To con the problems that have always been
Perplexed mankind's unhappy heritage;

Then in what robes of honor habited
 The laureled wizard of the North appears!
Who raised Prince Charlie's cohorts from the dead,
 Made Rose's mirth and Flora's noble tears,
And formed that shining legion at whose head
 Rides Waverley, triumphant o'er the years!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBAABBX CDCXCD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 594
Words 104
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 6

Joyce Kilmer

Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees", which was published in the collection Trees and Other Poems in 1914. more…

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