A Lyke-wake Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFCCGGHHFair of face full of pride | A |
Sit ye down by a dead man's side | A |
Ye sang songs a' the day | B |
Sit down at night in the red worm's way | B |
Proud ye were a' day long | C |
Ye'll be but lean at evensong | C |
Ye had gowd kells on your hair | D |
Nae man kens what ye were | E |
Ye set scorn by the silken stuff | F |
Now the grave is clean enough | F |
Ye set scorn by the rubis ring | C |
Now the worm is a saft sweet thing | C |
Fine gold and blithe fair face | G |
Ye are come to a grimly place | G |
Gold hair and glad grey een | H |
Nae man kens if ye have been | H |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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