Sailor's Yarn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHHHII JJKKAALLMMNOPPQRCCSS TTKUVVWWXXYYLL| While voyaging on northern seas | A |
| For days we could not catch a breeze | A |
| But were held fast as if in vice | B |
| Surrounded by the bergs of ice | B |
| We could not move the ship or boat | C |
| But on low flat iceberg we did float | C |
| Of provisions we took good store | D |
| With big oars we rowed the berg to shore | D |
| And pride and joy each one feels | E |
| When we had caught ten thousand seals | E |
| And our brave boys each one they dare | F |
| To boldly capture great white bear | F |
| On floating berg we built with boards | G |
| A storehouse for to hold our hordes | G |
| We had a stove and stock of coal | H |
| So we enjoyed this voyage droll | H |
| In centre of berg we dug a hole | H |
| And erected a strong pole | H |
| The frost and ice soon held it fast | I |
| And well it served us for a mast | I |
| On which we stretched out our sails | J |
| And scud along before the gales | J |
| Until we came to an island | K |
| And on its sides it seemed highland | K |
| And Britain being queen of seas | A |
| For her this island we did seize | A |
| To give her new coaling station | L |
| For to benefit the nation | L |
| So when we had sailed landward | M |
| We erected British standard | M |
| On the highest mountain top | N |
| Which graceful down to sea did slope | O |
| We cast our anchor in its side | P |
| So to explore it far and wide | P |
| But what was our astonishment | Q |
| Without the least admonishment | R |
| Our island soon away did float | C |
| As if it was a mighty boat | C |
| Can you believe this wondrous tale | S |
| It proved to be a monster whale | S |
| And o'er the ocean quick it flew | T |
| With our great iceberg and our crew | T |
| Until it came to Newfoundland | K |
| Where all did safe on the ground land | U |
| Poor whale was stranded on the beach | V |
| And his sea home no more could reach | V |
| Our crew in great wealth each on shares | W |
| By selling whale and seals and bears | W |
| We hired steam tug to reach our ship | X |
| Now free from ice we had quick trip | X |
| And she being loaded down with seal | Y |
| And we all shared in common weal | Y |
| For joy each of us had reason | L |
| Making two trips in one season | L |
James Mcintyre
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