A Ballad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBC DDEEF GGGGF HHIIF| Patrick astore what news upon the town | A |
| By my soul there's bad news for the gold she was pull'd down | A |
| The gold she was pull'd down of that I'm very sure | B |
| For I saw'd them reading upon the towlsel doore | B |
| Sing och och hoh hoh | C |
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| Arrah who was him reading 'twas jauntleman in ruffles | D |
| And Patrick's bell she was ringing all in muffles | D |
| She was ringing very sorry her tongue tied up with rag | E |
| Lorsha and out of her shteeple there was hung a black flag | E |
| Sing och c | F |
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| Patrick astore who was him made this law | G |
| Some they do say 'twas the big man of straw | G |
| But others they do say that it was Jug Joulter | G |
| The devil he may take her into hell and Boult her | G |
| Sing och c | F |
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| Musha Why Parliament wouldn't you maul | H |
| Those carters and paviours and footmen and all | H |
| Those rascally paviours who did us undermine | I |
| Och ma ceade millia mollighart on the feeders of swine | I |
| Sing och c | F |
Jonathan Swift
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