Dirge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB ACAC DAEA CABA| We drop our dead in the sea | A |
| The bottomless bottomless sea | A |
| Each bubble a hollow sigh | B |
| As it sinks forever and aye | B |
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| We drop our dead in the sea | A |
| The dead reek not of aught | C |
| We drop our dead in the sea | A |
| The sea ne'er gives it a thought | C |
| - | |
| Sink sink oh corpse still sink | D |
| Far down in the bottomless sea | A |
| Where the unknown forms do prowl | E |
| Down down in the bottomless sea | A |
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| 'Tis night above and night all round | C |
| And night will it be with thee | A |
| As thou sinkest and sinkest for aye | B |
| Deeper down in the bottomless sea | A |
Herman Melville
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