Gloomy December. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCBBBD EFGHBCBC| Tune Wandering Willie | A |
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| Ance mair I hail thee thou gloomy December | B |
| Ance mair I hail thee wi' sorrow and care | C |
| Sad was the parting thou makes me remember | B |
| Parting wi' Nancy oh ne'er to meet mair | C |
| Fond lovers' parting is sweet painful pleasure | B |
| Hope beaming mild on the soft parting hour | B |
| But the dire feeling O farewell for ever | B |
| Is anguish unmingled and agony pure | D |
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| Wild as the winter now tearing the forest | E |
| 'Till the last leaf o' the summer is flown | F |
| Such is the tempest has shaken my bosom | G |
| Since my last hope and last comfort is gone | H |
| Still as I hail thee thou gloomy December | B |
| Still shall I hail thee wi' sorrow and care | C |
| For sad was the parting thou makes me remember | B |
| Parting wi' Nancy oh ne'er to meet mair | C |
Robert Burns
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