On The Gallows Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFGGHHIJKKLB| There is a gate we know full well | A |
| That stands 'twixt Heaven and Earth and Hell | A |
| Where many for a passage venture | B |
| Yet very few are fond to enter | B |
| Although 'tis open night and day | C |
| They for that reason shun this way | C |
| Both dukes and lords abhor its wood | D |
| They can't come near it for their blood | E |
| What other way they take to go | F |
| Another time I'll let you know | F |
| Yet commoners with greatest ease | G |
| Can find an entrance when they please | G |
| The poorest hither march in state | H |
| Or they can never pass the gate | H |
| Like Roman generals triumphant | I |
| And then they take a turn and jump on't | J |
| If gravest parsons here advance | K |
| They cannot pass before they dance | K |
| There's not a soul that does resort here | L |
| But strips himself to pay the porter | B |
Jonathan Swift
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