Fairy Tale Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FFGGHHIIJJKKKK KKLLMNOOPPKKGGQQJJ| Babies carried off and changed by fairies In mid winter of | A |
| last winter of in Burghed in the North of Scotland | B |
| around great fires incantations were pronounced to drive | C |
| away the evil spirits The custom has come down from | D |
| the time of the Druids | E |
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| Where'er you find the Fisher folk | F |
| There under superstitions yoke | F |
| For a strong faith 'mong them prevails | G |
| Of truth of witch and fairy tales | G |
| They think that witch could hurl a shaft | H |
| Which would o'erwhelm their fishing craft | H |
| For witches do with Satan truck | I |
| They can give good or bring bad luck | I |
| Fish women do their children teach | J |
| To bait the lines down on the beach | J |
| Themselves do wade in sea for net | K |
| So husband's feet will not get wet | K |
| For the women are barefooted | K |
| And the men are heavy booted | K |
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| In Fisher Town of Cromarty | K |
| There once did meet a noisy party | K |
| Confusion worse than Babel's Tower | L |
| It did prevail for a whole hour | L |
| When from sea shore wives did return | M |
| Each one did find good cause to mourn | N |
| For each babe was left in cradle | O |
| Had been changed 'tis no fable | O |
| They said 'twas fairies did them change | P |
| And left with them but weaklings strange | P |
| Old wife to end confusion wild | K |
| Said each must bring to her the child | K |
| Soon mothers they did find their dears | G |
| And did wipe then from eyes all tears | G |
| While few young men across the way | Q |
| They glorious did enjoy the fray | Q |
| For while the mothers were at beach | J |
| They changed all babes within their reach | J |
James Mcintyre
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