On Tam The Chapman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE| AS Tam the chapman on a day | A |
| Wi'Death forgather'd by the way | A |
| Weel pleas'd he greets a wight so famous | B |
| And Death was nae less pleas'd wi' Thomas | B |
| Wha cheerfully lays down his pack | C |
| And there blaws up a hearty crack | C |
| His social friendly honest heart | D |
| Sae tickled Death they could na part | D |
| Sae after viewing knives and garters | E |
| Death taks him hame to gie him quarters | E |
Robert Burns
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