The British Tar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDDD EFGFDDHH| A British tar is a soaring soul | A |
| As free as a mountain bird | B |
| His energetic fist should be ready to resist | C |
| A dictatorial word | B |
| His nose should pant and his lip should curl | D |
| His cheeks should flame and his brow should furl | D |
| His bosom should heave and his heart should glow | D |
| And his fist be ever ready for a knock down blow | D |
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| His eyes should flash with an inborn fire | E |
| His brow with scorn be rung | F |
| He never should bow down to a domineering frown | G |
| Or the tang of a tyrant tongue | F |
| His foot should stamp and his throat should growl | D |
| His hair should twirl and his face should scowl | D |
| His eyes should flash and his breast protrude | H |
| And this should be his customary attitude | H |
William Schwenck Gilbert
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