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These are examples of famous Napoleonic poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous napoleonic poems. These examples illustrate what a famous napoleonic poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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by Carl Sandburg

 I AM an ancient reluctant conscript.

On the soup wagons of Xerxes I was a cleaner of pans.

On the march of Miltiades’ phalanx I had a haft and head;
I had a bristling gleaming spear-handle.

Red-headed Cæsar picked me for a teamster.
He said, “Go to work, you Tuscan bastard,
Rome calls for a man who can drive horses.”

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Form: Dramatic Monologue

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