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Famous Jailor Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Jailor poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous jailor poems. These examples illustrate what a famous jailor poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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...worth, your bolts and irons strong,
And, were they forged in steel, they could not hold me long." 

Hoarse laughed the jailor grim: "Shall I be won to hear;
Dost think, fond, dreaming wretch, that I shall grant thy prayer? 
Or, better still, wilt melt my master's heart with groans?
Ah! sooner might the sun thaw down these granite stones. 

"My master's voice is low, his aspect bland and kind, 
But hard as hardest flint, the soul that lurks behind;
And I am rough and rude, ye...Read more of this...
by Brontë, Emily



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