The Man-o-war Hawk Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBBCBDECE| Yon black man of war hawk that wheels in | A |
| the light | B |
| O'er the black ship's white sky s'l sunned | B |
| cloud to the sight | B |
| Have we low flyers wings to ascend to his | C |
| height | B |
| No arrow can reach him nor thought can | D |
| attain | E |
| To the placid supreme in the sweep of his | C |
| reign | E |
Herman Melville
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