Famous Commandeered Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Commandeered poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous commandeered poems. These examples illustrate what a famous commandeered poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...he breathed the air
He mopped up all the atmosphere -- so little went to spare
You could hardly say he breathed, he "commandeered" it.
For nowadays you'll notice when a man is "on the make",
And other people's property is anxious for to take,
We never use such words as "steal", or "collar", "pinch", or "shake".
No, the fashion is to say we "commandeered" it.
And our simple-minded hero used to grumble at his lot,
Said he, "This commandeerin's just a little bit too ho...Read more of this...
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Paterson, Andrew Barton
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