Whale And Its Foes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDEE FFGG HHEE IIJJ EEBB KKII| Six hundred miles north of Cape Flattery | A |
| On sea there seemed a floating battery | A |
| And stream of blood did dye the water | B |
| Sailors wondered what was the matter | B |
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| But they soon saw a great sword fish | C |
| With its bayonet make a quick rush | D |
| Into which proved to be large whale | E |
| And thrasher too did it assail | E |
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| The whale dived deep to save its life | F |
| But thrasher eager for the strife | F |
| Knew whale must rise for to get breath | G |
| Then it would thrash the whale to death | G |
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| At last the great whale it arose | H |
| And in distress it spouts and blows | H |
| In anger sweeps its mighty tail | E |
| Defensive weapon of the whale | E |
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| But thrasher high in air did leap | I |
| And fell on monster of the deep | I |
| The sword fish then it did advance | J |
| And assaulted it with its lance | J |
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| Thus united foes soon do prevail | E |
| And quick there floated a dead whale | E |
| The thrasher now victorious winner | B |
| From off the whale expected dinner | B |
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| But ship's crew they secured the prize | K |
| Whale bone and blubber monster size | K |
| Others fought but they only reap | I |
| The spoils of mammoth of the deep | I |
James Mcintyre
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