Henry's charactrization by the author in Red Badge of Courage is done through the thoughts Henry has. He is always referred to as "the Youth," and what he feels and thinks is narrated, unless he is engaged directly in a dialogue. He is the main character of the book and the novel tells his growth from an immature teenager to a war-weary adult.
The rhyme scheme is ABAAB; the rhymes are strict and masculine, with the notable exception of the last line (we do not usually stress the There are four stressed syllables per line, varying on an iambic tetrameter base.
They were in the forest dancing, Abigail drank blood, and Mercy Lewis was naked.
