In The Pit. "chant Of The Firemen." Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK IMNM| This is the steamer's pit | A |
| The ovens like dragons of fire | B |
| Glare thro' their close lidded eyes | C |
| With restless hungry desire | B |
| - | |
| Down from the tropic night | D |
| Rushes the funnelled air | E |
| Our heads expand and fall in | F |
| Our hearts thump huge as despair | E |
| - | |
| 'Tis we make the bright hot blood | G |
| Of this throbbing inanimate thing | H |
| And our life is no less the fuel | I |
| Than the coal we shovel and fling | H |
| - | |
| And lest of this we be proud | J |
| Or anything but meek | K |
| We are well cursed and paid | L |
| Ten shillings a week | K |
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| Round round round in its tunnel | I |
| The shaft turns pitiless strong | M |
| While lost souls cry out in the darkness | N |
| How long O Lord how long | M |
Francis William Lauderdale Adams
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