Description Of A Thunder-storm. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHBBIJ KLMMNOPPQRKLPPJJSSJJ BBTUBBGGVVWWXYXZBTBP SJBJA2B2C2B2D2E2GU| Slow boiling up on the horizon's brim | A |
| Huge clouds arise mountainous dark and grim | A |
| Sluggish and slow upon the air they ride | B |
| As pitch black ships o'er the blue ocean glide | B |
| Curling and hovering o'er the gloomy south | C |
| As curls the sulphur from the cannon's mouth | C |
| More grizly in the sun the tempest comes | D |
| And through the wood with threatened vengeance hums | D |
| Hissing more loud and loud among the trees | E |
| The frighted wild wind trembles to a breeze | E |
| Just turns the leaf in terrifying sighs | F |
| Bows to the spirit of the storm and dies | F |
| In wild pulsations beats the heart of fear | G |
| At the low rumbling thunder creeping near | G |
| The poplar leaf now resteth on its tree | H |
| And the mill sail once twirling rapidly | H |
| Lagging and lagging till each breeze had dropt | B |
| Abruptly now in hesitation stopt | B |
| The very cattle gaze upon the gloom | I |
| And seemly dread the threat'ned fate to come | J |
| The little birds sit mute within the bush | K |
| And nature's very breath is stopt and hush | L |
| The shepherd leaves his unprotected flock | M |
| And flies for shelter in some scooping rock | M |
| There hides in fear from the dread boding wrath | N |
| Lest rocks should tremble when it sallies forth | O |
| And that almighty Power that bids it roar | P |
| Hath seal'd the doom when time shall be no more | P |
| The cotter's family cringe round the hearth | Q |
| Where all is sadden'd but the cricket's mirth | R |
| The boys through fear in soot black corner push | K |
| And 'tween their father's knees for safety crush | L |
| Each leaves his plaything on the brick barr'd floor | P |
| The idle top and ball can please no more | P |
| And oft above the wheel's unceasing thrum | J |
| The murmur's heard to whisper Is it come | J |
| The clouds more dismal darken on the eye | S |
| More huge more fearful and of deeper dye | S |
| And as unable to light up the gloom | J |
| The sun drops sinking in its bulging tomb | J |
| Now as one glances sky ward with affright | B |
| Short vivid lightnings catch upon the sight | B |
| While like to rumbling armies as it were | T |
| Th' approaching thunder mutters on the ear | U |
| And still keeps creeping on more loud and loud | B |
| And stronger lightnings splinter through the cloud | B |
| An awe struck monument of hope and fear | G |
| Mute expectation waits the terror near | G |
| That dreadful clap that terminates suspense | V |
| When ruin meets us or is banish'd hence | V |
| The signal's given in that explosive flash | W |
| One moment's pause and then the horrid crash | W |
| Almighty what a shock the jostled wrack | X |
| Of nature seems in mingled ruins done | Y |
| Astounded echo rives the terrors back | X |
| And tingles on the ear a dying swoon | Z |
| Flash peal and flash still rend the melting cloud | B |
| All nature seems to sigh her race is o'er | T |
| And as she shrinks 'neath chaos' dismal shroud | B |
| Gives meek consent that suns shall shine no more | P |
| Where is the sinner now with careless eye | S |
| Will look and say that all is chance's whim | J |
| When hell e'en trembles at God's majesty | B |
| And sullen owns that nought can equal him | J |
| But clouds now melt like mercy into tears | A2 |
| And nature's Lord his wrath in kindness stops | B2 |
| Each trembling cotter now delighted hears | C2 |
| The rain fall down in heavy pattering drops | B2 |
| The sun 'gins tremble through the cloud again | D2 |
| And a slow murmur wakes the delug'd plain | E2 |
| A murmur of thanksgiving mix'd with fear | G |
| For God's great power and our deliverance here | U |
John Clare
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