Song For All Seas, All Ships Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG HIJKLMHFMM EJH FNOHAPQMHIR| TO DAY a rude brief recitative | A |
| Of ships sailing the Seas each with its special flag or ship signal | B |
| Of unnamed heroes in the ships Of waves spreading and spreading far | C |
| as the eye can reach | D |
| Of dashing spray and the winds piping and blowing | E |
| And out of these a chant for the sailors of all nations | F |
| Fitful like a surge | G |
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| Of Sea Captains young or old and the Mates and of all intrepid | H |
| Sailors | I |
| Of the few very choice taciturn whom fate can never surprise nor | J |
| death dismay | K |
| Pick'd sparingly without noise by thee old Ocean chosen by | L |
| thee | M |
| Thou Sea that pickest and cullest the race in Time and unitest | H |
| Nations | F |
| Suckled by thee old husky Nurse embodying thee | M |
| Indomitable untamed as thee | M |
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| Ever the heroes on water or on land by ones or twos appearing | E |
| Ever the stock preserv'd and never lost though rare enough for | J |
| seed preserv'd | H |
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| Flaunt out O Sea your separate flags of nations | F |
| Flaunt out visible as ever the various ship signals | N |
| But do you reserve especially for yourself and for the soul of man | O |
| one flag above all the rest | H |
| A spiritual woven Signal for all nations emblem of man elate above | A |
| death | P |
| Token of all brave captains and all intrepid sailors and mates | Q |
| And all that went down doing their duty | M |
| Reminiscent of them twined from all intrepid captains young or old | H |
| A pennant universal subtly waving all time o'er all brave sailors | I |
| All seas all ships | R |
Walt Whitman
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