Ballant O' Ballantrae'to Robert Louis Stevenson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCAD CECFCF GHHIHI AJFKJK FFFHFH LLLJLJ| Written in wet weather this conveyed to the Master of | A |
| Ballantrae a wrong idea of a very beautiful and charming | B |
| place with links a river celebrated by Burns good sea | C |
| fishing and on the river a ruined castle at every turn of | A |
| the stream 'Try Ballantrae' is a word of wisdom | D |
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| Whan suthern wunds gar spindrift flee | C |
| Abune the clachan faddums hie | E |
| Whan for the cluds I canna see | C |
| The bonny lift | F |
| I'd fain indite an Ode to THEE | C |
| Had I the gift | F |
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| Ken ye the coast o' wastland Ayr | G |
| Oh mon it's unco bleak and bare | H |
| Ye daunder here ye daunder there | H |
| And mak' your moan | I |
| They've rain and wund eneuch to tear | H |
| The suthern cone | I |
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| Ye're seekin' sport There's nane ava' | A |
| Ye'll sit and glower ahint the wa' | J |
| At bleesin' breakers till ye staw | F |
| If that's yer wush | K |
| 'There's aye the Stinchar ' Hoot awa' | J |
| She wunna fush | K |
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| She wunna fush at ony gait | F |
| She's roarin' reid in wrathfu' spate | F |
| Maist like yer kimmer when ye're late | F |
| Frae Girvan Fair | H |
| Forbye to speer for leave I'm blate | F |
| For fushin' there | H |
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| O Louis you that writes in Scots | L |
| Ye're far awa' frae stirks and stots | L |
| Wi' drookit hurdies tails in knots | L |
| An unco way | J |
| MY mirth's like thorns aneth the pots | L |
| In Ballantrae | J |
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