Admiral Death Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCCB DBDBEEEB FBFBGGGB HBHBIIIB| Boys are ye calling a toast to night | A |
| Hear what the sea wind saith | B |
| Fill for a bumper strong and bright | A |
| And here's to Admiral Death | B |
| He's sailed in a hundred builds o' boat | C |
| He's fought in a thousand kinds o' coat | C |
| He's the senior flag of all that float | C |
| And his name's Admiral Death | B |
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| Which of you looks for a service free | D |
| Hear what the sea wind saith | B |
| The rules o' the service are but three | D |
| When ye sail with Admiral Death | B |
| Steady your hand in time o' squalls | E |
| Stand to the last by him that falls | E |
| And answer clear to the voice that calls | E |
| Ay Ay Admiral Death | B |
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| How will ye know him among the rest | F |
| Hear what the sea wind saith | B |
| By the glint o' the stars that cover his breast | F |
| Ye may find Admiral Death | B |
| By the forehead grim with an ancient scar | G |
| By the voice that rolls like thunder far | G |
| By the tenderest eyes of all that are | G |
| Ye may know Admiral Death | B |
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| Where are the lads that sailed before | H |
| Hear what the sea wind saith | B |
| Their bones are white by many a shore | H |
| They sleep with Admiral Death | B |
| Oh but they loved him young and old | I |
| For he left the laggard and took the bold | I |
| And the fight was fought and the story's told | I |
| And they sleep with Admiral Death | B |
Henry Newbolt
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