Famous Contesting Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Contesting poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous contesting poems. These examples illustrate what a famous contesting poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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McGonagall, William Topaz
...in their shafts like hail
And swords and spears were shivered against coats of mail,
And the king was manfully engaged contesting every inch of ground,
While the cries of the dying ascended up to heaven with a pitiful sound.
And still around the king the battle fiercely raged,
While his devoted followers were hotly engaged,
And the dead and the dying were piled high all around,
And alas! the brave king had received the second wound.
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