Sea Change Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDF GHGH IAIA| Goneys an' gullies an' all o' the birds o' the sea | A |
| They ain't no birds not really said Billy the Dane | B |
| Not mollies nor gullies nor goneys at all said he | A |
| But simply the sperrits of mariners livin' again | C |
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| Them birds goin' fishin' is nothin' but the souls o' the drowned | D |
| Souls o' the drowned an' the kicked as are never no more | E |
| An' that there haughty old albatross cruisin' around | D |
| Belike he's Admiral Nelson or Admiral Noah | F |
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| An' merry's the life they are living They settle and dip | G |
| They fishes they never stands watches they waggle their wings | H |
| When a ship comes by they fly to look at the ship | G |
| To see how the nowaday mariners manages things | H |
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| When freezing aloft in a snorter I tell you I wish | I |
| Though maybe it ain't like a Christian I wish I could be | A |
| A haughty old copper bound albatross dipping for fish | I |
| And coming the proud over all o' the birds o' the sea | A |
John Masefield
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