The Figure-head Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABC DEDEE FGFGDGThe 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 |
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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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