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Famous Rewritten Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Two Songs Rewritten For The Tunes Sake

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My Paistin Finn is my sole desire,
And I am shrunken to skin and bone,
For all my heart has had for its hire
Is what I can whistle alone and alone.
 Oro, oro!
Tomorrow night I will break down the door.

What is the good of a man and he
Alone and alone, with a speckled shin?
I would that I drank with my love on my knee
Between two barrels at the inn.
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by Yeats, William Butler

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