The Day of Battle
A.E.Housman
1859 to 1936
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Stand and do the best my lad;
Lives to die another day,
"Far I hear the bugle blow
Made a soldier never die,
"Therefore, though the best is bad,
And cowards' funerals, when they come
And take the bullet in your brain."
To call me where I would not go,
Fly I would, for who would not?
Stand and fight and see your slain,
And the guns begin the song,
"Comrade, if to turn and fly
Are not wept so well at home."
'Tis sure no pleasure to be shot."
"But since the man that runs away
'Soldier, fly or stay for long.'"