{"id":"01KG8AJFS9E0NNCRD6APZFW43B","cid":"bafkreiacckxnigykyyf4qrncd4ub475r7f42qx6xdcwjzriuipk4qk6kja","type":"chapter","properties":{"description":"# THE FIGURE-HEAD\n## Overview\n\"THE FIGURE-HEAD\" is a chapter of poetry, extracted from the text file \"john_marr_and_other_poems.txt\". It is part of the larger collection titled \"[John Marr and Other Poems](arke:01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H)\". The chapter contains a poem of the same title, detailing the figurehead of a ship named the _Charles-and-Emma_.\n\n## Context\nThis chapter is one of many within the collection \"[John Marr and Other Poems](arke:01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H)\", which itself is part of the \"[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)\" collection. The poem was extracted from the file \"john_marr_and_other_poems.txt\". It follows the chapter \"[THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK](arke:01KG8AJFS7MST5YGB6PBMYY2W0)\" and precedes \"[THE GOOD CRAFT _SNOW BIRD_](arke:01KG8AJFS9X3Z54FC20Z1A4Z7J)\".\n\n## Contents\nThe chapter contains the poem \"THE FIGURE-HEAD\". The poem describes a ship's figurehead, depicting a man and a woman, presumably named Charles and Emma. It recounts how the elements and wear and tear affected the carved figures, and concludes with their eventual destruction upon a reef during a stormy night. The poem uses imagery of the sea, weather, and the ship's structure to convey its narrative.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:48:08.696Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"THE FIGURE-HEAD","end_line":1233,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:32.310Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"THE FIGURE-HEAD","source_file":"01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4","start_line":1210,"text":"THE FIGURE-HEAD\r\n\r\n\r\nThe _Charles-and-Emma_ seaward sped,\r\n(Named from the carven pair at prow,)\r\nHe so smart, and a curly head,\r\nShe tricked forth as a bride knows how:\r\n    Pretty stem for the port, I trow!\r\n\r\nBut iron-rust and alum-spray\r\nAnd chafing gear, and sun and dew\r\nVexed this lad and lassie gay,\r\nTears in their eyes, salt tears nor few;\r\n    And the hug relaxed with the failing glue.\r\n\r\nBut came in end a dismal night,\r\nWith creaking beams and ribs that groan,\r\nA black lee-shore and waters white:\r\nDropped on the reef, the pair lie prone:\r\n    O, the breakers dance, but the winds they moan!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r","title":"THE FIGURE-HEAD"},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H","peer_type":"poetry_collection","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AJFS7MST5YGB6PBMYY2W0","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AJFS9X3Z54FC20Z1A4Z7J","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:33.161Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:48:08.984Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}