The Figure-head Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABC DEDEE FGFGDG| The Charles and Emma seaward sped | A |
| Named from the carven pair at prow | B |
| He so smart and a curly head | A |
| She tricked forth as a bride knows how | B |
| Pretty stem for the port I trow | C |
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| But iron rust and alum spray | D |
| And chafing gear and sun and dew | E |
| Vexed this lad and lassie gay | D |
| Tears in their eyes salt tears nor few | E |
| And the hug relaxed with the failing glue | E |
| - | |
| But came in end a dismal night | F |
| With creaking beams and ribs that groan | G |
| A black lee shore and waters white | F |
| Dropped on the reef the pair lie prone | G |
| O the breakers dance but the winds they | D |
| moan | G |
Herman Melville
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