The Sea-king Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCBCBC DEDEDEDE FGFGFHFG IJJJJJJJ BCBCBCBC KLKLKLKL| A | |
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| In green sea caverns dim | B |
| Deep down | C |
| A monarch pale and slim | B |
| Whose soul's a frown | C |
| He ruleth cold and grim | B |
| In foamy crown | C |
| In green sea caverns dim | B |
| Deep down | C |
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| He hears the Mermaid sing | D |
| So sad | E |
| Far off like some curs'd thing | D |
| That ne'er is glad | E |
| A vague wild murmuring | D |
| That drives men mad | E |
| He hears the Mermaid sing | D |
| So sad | E |
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| Strange monster bulks are there | F |
| That yawn | G |
| Or roll huge eyes that glare | F |
| And then are gone | G |
| Weird foliage passing fair | F |
| Where clings the spawn | H |
| Strange monster bulks are there | F |
| That yawn | G |
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| What cares he for wrecked hulls | I |
| These years | J |
| Red gold the water dulls | J |
| Grim dead men jeers | J |
| On jaws of a thousand skulls | J |
| Of mariners | J |
| What cares he for wrecked hulls | J |
| These years | J |
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| Man's tears are loved of him | B |
| Deep down | C |
| Set in the foamy rim | B |
| Of his frail crown | C |
| To pearls the tear drops dim | B |
| Freeze at his frown | C |
| Man's tears are loved of him | B |
| Deep down | C |
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| Here be the halls of Sleep | K |
| Full mute | L |
| Chill shadowy and deep | K |
| Where hangs no lute | L |
| To make the still heart leap | K |
| Of man or brute | L |
| Here be the halls of Sleep | K |
| Full mute | L |
Madison Julius Cawein
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