The Fisherman's Wife Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK HMAM ENON APQP ARSR TUVU WXYX ZA2LA2 B2C2XC2 VD2LD2

The fisherman's wife stood on the beachA
One chilly April dayB
And far out on the lake she look'dC
And o'er the waves awayB
-
The ice which late had spann'd for milesD
This rolling inland seaE
Had now releas'd its wintry graspF
The long pent waves were freeE
-
And now resistlessly they roll'dG
And frightful was the soundH
As cakes of ice dash'd to and froI
Against each other groundH
-
A north west wind had lately lash'dJ
The waves to fury wildK
But now they fast were sinking downL
Like tam'd and frighten'd childK
-
The woman caught their soughing soundH
As tho' she heard a groanM
And heard them roll upon the beachA
With sad and solemn moanM
-
For late with wild hilarious gleeE
Their reckless course had runN
And now it seem'd as if they thoughtO
Of all the ill they'd doneN
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The fisherman's wife stood on the beachA
And still her eyes did strainP
To catch of mast or sail a glimpseQ
Upon the inland mainP
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The woman turn'd her from the beachA
Loose flow'd her streaming hairR
And louder than the white rob'd gullS
She shriek'd in wild despairR
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Three days ago her husband hadT
For wife and children's sakeU
Dar'd changeful gales and floating iceV
Upon the treach'rous lakeU
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With two stout hearts he left the shoreW
To reach the fishing groundsX
Undaunted by the freezing windsY
Or ice floes crushing soundsX
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They reach'd the grounds but scarce had turn'dZ
Upon the homeward trackA2
When came the wild nor'wester downL
On their frail fishing smackA2
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Yes wring your hands thou fisher's wifeB2
For thou hast cause to wailC2
For him who left the fishing groundsX
In that wild north west galeC2
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'Mid frozen snow and blocks of iceV
And fiercely rolling wavesD2
He and his little crew went downL
Uncoffin'd to their gravesD2

Thomas Frederick Young



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