The Fighting Temeraire Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABAAAB ACAC AAAC ABABAAAB CCCC CCCC ABABAAAB CCCC CCCC

It was eight bells ringingA
For the morning watch was doneB
And the gunner's lads were singingA
As they polished every gunB
It was eight bells ringingA
And the gunner's lads were singingA
For the ship she rode a swingingA
As they polished every gunB
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Oh to see the linstock lightingA
Temeraire TemeraireC
Oh to hear the round shot bitingA
Temeraire TemeraireC
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Oh to see the linstock lightingA
And to hear the round shot bitingA
For we're all in love with fightingA
On the fighting TemeraireC
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It was noontide ringingA
And the battle just begunB
When the ship her way was wingingA
As they loaded every gunB
It was noontide ringingA
When the ship her way was wingingA
And the gunner's lads were singingA
As they loaded every gunB
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There'll be many grim and goryC
Temeraire TemeraireC
There'll be few to tell the storyC
Temeraire TemeraireC
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There'll be many grim and goryC
There'll be few to tell the storyC
But we'll all be one in gloryC
With the Fighting TemeraireC
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There's a far bell ringingA
At the setting of the sunB
And a phantom voice is singingA
Of the great days doneB
There's a far bell ringingA
And a phantom voice is singingA
Of renown for ever clingingA
To the great days doneB
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Now the sunset breezes shiverC
Temeraire TemeraireC
And she's fading down the riverC
Temeraire TemeraireC
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Now the sunset's breezes shiverC
And she's fading down the riverC
But in England's song for everC
She's the Fighting TemeraireC

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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