"The Fire Sermon" Annotations
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==Stanza 8== | ==Stanza 8== | ||
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| + | ===Jack the Ripper=== | ||
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| + | The river sweats | ||
| + | Oil and tar | ||
| + | The barges drift | ||
| + | With the turning tide | ||
| + | Red sails | ||
| + | Wide | ||
| + | To leeward, swing on the heavy spar. | ||
| + | The barges wash | ||
| + | Drifting logs | ||
| + | Down Greenwich reach | ||
| + | Past the Isle of Dogs. | ||
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| + | Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs are both places where Jack the Ripper murders were committed. The reference to the homicides contribute to the tragic elements of the poem. | ||
===Thames Daughters=== | ===Thames Daughters=== | ||
