The Fighting Temeraire Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAAAB ACAC AAAC ABABAAAB CCCC CCCC ABABAAAB CCCC CCCC| It was eight bells ringing | A |
| For the morning watch was done | B |
| And the gunner's lads were singing | A |
| As they polished every gun | B |
| It was eight bells ringing | A |
| And the gunner's lads were singing | A |
| For the ship she rode a swinging | A |
| As they polished every gun | B |
| - | |
| Oh to see the linstock lighting | A |
| Temeraire Temeraire | C |
| Oh to hear the round shot biting | A |
| Temeraire Temeraire | C |
| - | |
| Oh to see the linstock lighting | A |
| And to hear the round shot biting | A |
| For we're all in love with fighting | A |
| On the fighting Temeraire | C |
| - | |
| It was noontide ringing | A |
| And the battle just begun | B |
| When the ship her way was winging | A |
| As they loaded every gun | B |
| It was noontide ringing | A |
| When the ship her way was winging | A |
| And the gunner's lads were singing | A |
| As they loaded every gun | B |
| - | |
| There'll be many grim and gory | C |
| Temeraire Temeraire | C |
| There'll be few to tell the story | C |
| Temeraire Temeraire | C |
| - | |
| There'll be many grim and gory | C |
| There'll be few to tell the story | C |
| But we'll all be one in glory | C |
| With the Fighting Temeraire | C |
| - | |
| There's a far bell ringing | A |
| At the setting of the sun | B |
| And a phantom voice is singing | A |
| Of the great days done | B |
| There's a far bell ringing | A |
| And a phantom voice is singing | A |
| Of renown for ever clinging | A |
| To the great days done | B |
| - | |
| Now the sunset breezes shiver | C |
| Temeraire Temeraire | C |
| And she's fading down the river | C |
| Temeraire Temeraire | C |
| - | |
| Now the sunset's breezes shiver | C |
| And she's fading down the river | C |
| But in England's song for ever | C |
| She's the Fighting Temeraire | C |
Henry Newbolt
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Edna Eadon: We used to sing it at school, a rousing tune, and stirring moving words.
jennifer lawson: Agreat poem which I learnt many years ago at school. A great pity that poetry is no longer learnt in schools. It is most important I think that children should learn about the great poets and be able to quote them by wrote.
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