A Reiver's Neck-verse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACBABACBABACBABACB| Some die singing and some die swinging | A |
| And weel mot a' they be | B |
| Some die playing and some die praying | A |
| And I wot sae winna we my dear | C |
| And I wot sae winna we | B |
| Some die sailing and some die wailing | A |
| And some die fair and free | B |
| Some die flyting and some die fighting | A |
| But I for a fause love's fee my dear | C |
| But I for a fause love's fee | B |
| Some die laughing and some die quaffing | A |
| And some die high on tree | B |
| Some die spinning and some die sinning | A |
| But faggot and fire for ye my dear | C |
| Faggot and fire for ye | B |
| Some die weeping and some die sleeping | A |
| And some die under sea | B |
| Some die ganging and some die hanging | A |
| And a twine of a tow for me my dear | C |
| A twine of a tow for me | B |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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