The Division Superintendent Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE BB FF A| Baffled he stands upon the track | A |
| The automatic switches clack | A |
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| Where'er he turns his solemn eyes | B |
| The interlocking signals rise | B |
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| The trains before his visage pale | C |
| Glide smoothly by nor leave the rail | C |
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| No splinter spitted victim he | D |
| Hears uttering the note high C | D |
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| In sorrow deep he hangs his head | E |
| A weary would that he were dead | E |
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| Now suddenly his spirits rise | B |
| A great thought kindles in his eyes | B |
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| Hope like a headlight's vivid glare | F |
| Splendors the path of his despair | F |
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| His genius shines the clouds roll back | A |
| 'I'll place obstructions on the track ' | - |
Ambrose Bierce
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