Jack Roy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDCDEFE GHDCIHCCJGJDDKLBL BMMBNNGGHG KOOODDPKDK DD| Kept up by relays of generations young | A |
| Never dies at halyards the blithe chorus sung | A |
| While in sands sounds and seas where the | B |
| storm petrels cry | C |
| Dropped mute around the globe these halyard | D |
| singers lie | C |
| Short lived the clippers for racing cups that | D |
| run | E |
| And speeds in life's career many a lavish | F |
| mother's son | E |
| - | |
| But thou manly king o' the old Splendid's | G |
| crew | H |
| The ribbons o' thy hat still a fluttering should | D |
| fly | C |
| A challenge and forever nor the bravery | I |
| should rue | H |
| Only in a tussle for the starry flag high | C |
| When 'tis piety to do and privilege to die | C |
| Then only then would heaven think to lop | J |
| Such a cedar as the captain o' the Splendid's | G |
| main top | J |
| A belted sea gentleman a gallant off hand | D |
| Mercutio indifferent in life's gay command | D |
| Magnanimous in humor when the splintering | K |
| shot fell | L |
| Tooth picks a plenty lads thank 'em with a | B |
| shell | L |
| - | |
| Sang Larry o' the Cannakin smuggler o' the | B |
| wine | M |
| At mess between guns lad in jovial recline | M |
| In Limbo our Jack he would chirrup up a | B |
| cheer | N |
| The martinet there find a chaffing mutineer | N |
| From a thousand fathoms down under hatches | G |
| o' your Hades | G |
| He'd ascend in love ditty kissing fingers to | H |
| your ladies | G |
| - | |
| Never relishing the knave though allowing | K |
| for the menial | O |
| Nor overmuch the king Jack nor prodigally | O |
| genial | O |
| Ashore on liberty he flashed in escapade | D |
| Vaulting over life in its levelness of grade | D |
| Like the dolphin off Africa in rainbow | P |
| a sweeping | K |
| Arch iridescent shot from seas languid | D |
| sleeping | K |
| - | |
| Larking with thy life if a joy but a toy | D |
| Heroic in thy levity wert thou Jack Roy | D |
Herman Melville
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