Sea Fever Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB DDEE| I must down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky | A |
| And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by | A |
| And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking | B |
| And a gray mist on the sea's face and a gray dawn breaking | B |
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| I must go down to the seas again for the call of the running tide | C |
| Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied | C |
| And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying | B |
| And the flung spray and the blown spume and the sea gulls crying | B |
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| I must go down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life | D |
| To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife | D |
| And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow rover | E |
| And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over | E |
John Masefield
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