The Wreck Of The Indian Chief Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDEE FFGG HHAA IIII JJII BKLL MMAA EENO PPQQ RSTT UUUU| 'Twas on the th of January | A |
| That a terrific gale along the English Channel ran | B |
| And spread death and disaster in its train | C |
| Whereby the Indian Chief vessel was tossed on the raging main | C |
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| She was driven ashore on the Goodwin Sands | D |
| And the good captain fearlessly issued hie commands | D |
| Come my men try snd save the vessel work with all your might | E |
| Although the poor sailors on board were in a fearful plight | E |
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| They were expecting every minute her hull would give way | F |
| And they poor souls felt stricken with dismay | F |
| And the captain and some of the crew clung to the main masts | G |
| Where they were exposed to the wind's cold blasts | G |
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| A fierce gale was blowing and the sea ran mountains high | H |
| And the sailors on board heaved many a bitter sigh | H |
| And in the teeth of the storm the lifeboat was rowed bravely | A |
| Towards the ship in distress which was awful to see | A |
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| The ship was lifted high on the crest of a wave | I |
| While the sailors tried hard their lives to save | I |
| And implored God to save them from a watery grave | I |
| And through fear eome of them began to rave | I |
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| The waves were miles long in length | J |
| And the sailors had lost nearly all their strength | J |
| By striving hard their lives to save | I |
| From being drowned in the briny wave | I |
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| A ration of rum and a biscuit was served out to each man | B |
| And the weary night passed and then appeared the morning dawn | K |
| And when the lifeboat hove in sight a sailor did shout | L |
| Thank God there's she at last without any doubt | L |
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| But with weakness and the biting cold | M |
| Several of fhe sailors let go their hold | M |
| And alas fell into the yawning sea | A |
| Poor souls and were launched into eternity | A |
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| Oh it was a most fearful plight | E |
| For the poor sailors to be in the rigging all night | E |
| While the storm fiend did laugh and roar | N |
| And the big waves lashed the ship all o'er | O |
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| And as the lifeboat drew near | P |
| The poor sailors raised a faint cheer | P |
| And all the lifeboat men saw was a solitary mast | Q |
| And some sailors clinging to it while the ahip was sinking fast | Q |
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| Charles Tait the coxswain of the lifeboat was a skilful boatman | R |
| And the bravery he and his crew displayed was really grand | S |
| For his men were hardy and a very heroic set | T |
| And for bravery their equals it would be hard to get | T |
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| But thank God out of twenty nine eleven were saved | U |
| Owing to the way the lifeboat men behaved | U |
| And when they landed with the eleven wreckers at Ramsgate | U |
| The people's joy was very great | U |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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