A Racing Eight Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHGHIJIJ KLMLNOPO| Who knows it not who loves it not | A |
| The long and steady swing | B |
| The instant dip the iron grip | C |
| The rowlocks' linked ring | B |
| The arrowy sway of hands away | D |
| The slider oiling aft | E |
| The forward sweep the backward leap | F |
| That speed the flying craft | E |
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| A racing eight of perfect mould | G |
| True to the builder's law | H |
| That takes the water's gleaming gold | G |
| Without a single flaw | H |
| A ship deep resonant within | I |
| Harmonious to the core | J |
| That vibrates to her polished skin | I |
| The tune of wave and oar | J |
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| A racing eight and no man late | K |
| And all hearts in the boat | L |
| The men who work and never shirk | M |
| Who long to be afloat | L |
| The crew who burn from stem to stern | N |
| To win the foremost place | O |
| The crew to row the boat to go | P |
| The eight to win the race | O |
James Lister Cuthbertson
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