Old Ironsides Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGHGHICJC KLMLNOPO| Ay tear her tattered ensign down | A |
| Long has it waved on high | B |
| And many an eye has danced to see | C |
| That banner in the sky | B |
| Beneath it rung the battle shout | D |
| And burst the cannon's roar | E |
| The meteor of the ocean air | F |
| Shall sweep the clouds no more | E |
| Her deck once red with heroes' blood | G |
| Where knelt the vanquished foe | H |
| When winds were hurrying o'er the flood | G |
| And waves were white below | H |
| No more shall feel the victor's tread | I |
| Or know the conquered knee | C |
| The harpies of the shore shall pluck | J |
| The eagle of the sea | C |
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| Oh better that her shattered hulk | K |
| Should sink beneath the wave | L |
| Her thunders shook the mighty deep | M |
| And there should be her grave | L |
| Nail to the mast her holy flag | N |
| Set every threadbare sail | O |
| And give her to the god of storms | P |
| The lightning and the gale | O |
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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