St. Thomas, 1884 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDD EEFF GHII JKLL MNII| At time of Oddfellows Grand Lodge meeting | A |
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| Oddfellows once they had to trudge | B |
| O'er rough stage road to the Grand Lodge | C |
| But now they town of metal seek | D |
| And find it on the Kettle Creek | D |
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| For industry it here prevails | E |
| As it was built by the steel rails | E |
| And here the wide expanded bridges | F |
| Do connect the distant ridges | F |
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| No more need to stay at home as | G |
| There's lots of railroads to St Thomas | H |
| You pluckily did boldly venture | I |
| Now you are great railroad centre | I |
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| Your city now it hath high hopes | J |
| From its great railway workshops | K |
| And higher yet it still will rise | L |
| This seat of so much enterprise | L |
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| When young man wants a wedded mate | M |
| He seeks Alma girl graduate | N |
| And he loves her Alma mater | I |
| For the sake of her charming daughter | I |
James Mcintyre
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