Up The Line. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCD EEBBD FFGGD HHCCD IJKKD LLMMD CCNOD| Through blinding storm and clouds of night | A |
| We swiftly pushed our restless flight | A |
| With thundering hoof and warning neigh | B |
| We urged our steed upon his way | C |
| Up the line | D |
| - | |
| Afar the lofty head light gleamed | E |
| Afar the whistle shrieked and screamed | E |
| And glistening bright and rising high | B |
| Our flakes of fire bestrewed the sky | B |
| Up the line | D |
| - | |
| Adown the long complaining track | F |
| Our wheels a message hurried back | F |
| And quivering through the rails ahead | G |
| Went news of our resistless tread | G |
| Up the line | D |
| - | |
| The trees gave back our din and shout | H |
| And flung their shadow arms about | H |
| And shivering in their coats of gray | C |
| They heard us roaring far away | C |
| Up the line | D |
| - | |
| The wailing storm came on apace | I |
| And dashed its tears into our fade | J |
| But steadily still we pierced it through | K |
| And cut the sweeping wind in two | K |
| Up the line | D |
| - | |
| A rattling rush across the ridge | L |
| A thunder peal beneath the bridge | L |
| And valley and hill and sober plain | M |
| Re echoed our triumphant strain | M |
| Up the line | D |
| - | |
| And when the Eastern streaks of gray | C |
| Bespoke the dawn of coming day | C |
| We halted our steed his journey o'er | N |
| And urged his giant form no more | O |
| Up the line | D |
Will Carleton
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