O Luve Will Venture In. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBBDCAE FGHGIGAE AJAEAJAE J KLELALAE A FEMENEAE J FGJGALAE J IJIJJJAETune The Posie | A |
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I | - |
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O luve will venture in | B |
Where it daurna weel be seen | C |
O luve will venture in | B |
Where wisdom ance has been | B |
But I will down yon river rove | D |
Among the wood sae green | C |
And a' to pu' a posie | A |
To my ain dear May | E |
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II | - |
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The primrose I will pu' | F |
The firstling o' the year | G |
And I will pu' the pink | H |
The emblem o' my dear | G |
For she's the pink o' womankind | I |
And blooms without a peer | G |
And a' to be a posie | A |
To my ain dear May | E |
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III | - |
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I'll pu' the budding rose | A |
When Phoebus peeps in view | J |
For it's like a baumy kiss | A |
O' her sweet bonnie mou' | E |
The hyacinth's for constancy | A |
Wi' its unchanging blue | J |
And a' to be a posie | A |
To my ain dear May | E |
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IV | J |
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The lily it is pure | K |
And the lily it is fair | L |
And in her lovely bosom | E |
I'll place the lily there | L |
The daisy's for simplicity | A |
And unaffected air | L |
And a' to be a posie | A |
To my ain dear May | E |
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V | A |
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The hawthorn I will pu' | F |
Wi' its locks o' siller gray | E |
Where like an aged man | M |
It stands at break of day | E |
But the songster's nest within the bush | N |
I winna tak away | E |
And a' to be a posie | A |
To my ain dear May | E |
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VI | J |
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The woodbine I will pu' | F |
When the e'ening star is near | G |
And the diamond drops o' dew | J |
Shall be her e'en sae clear | G |
The violet's for modesty | A |
Which weel she fa's to wear | L |
And a' to be a posie | A |
To my ain dear May | E |
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VII | J |
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I'll tie the posie round | I |
Wi' the silken band o' luve | J |
And I'll place it in her breast | I |
And I'll swear by a' above | J |
That to my latest draught of life | J |
The band shall ne'er remove | J |
And this will be a posie | A |
To my ain dear May | E |
Robert Burns
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