Remorse: A Fragment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLGMNOPMQM RS| OF all the numerous ills that hurt our peace | A |
| That press the soul or wring the mind with anguish | B |
| Beyond comparison the worst are those | C |
| By our own folly or our guilt brought on | D |
| In ev'ry other circumstance the mind | E |
| Has this to say It was no deed of mine | F |
| But when to all the evil of misfortune | G |
| This sting is added Blame thy foolish self | H |
| Or worser far the pangs of keen remorse | I |
| The torturing gnawing consciousness of guilt | J |
| Of guilt perhaps when we've involv d others | K |
| The young the innocent who fondly lov'd us | L |
| Nay more that very love their cause of ruin | G |
| O burning hell in all thy store of torments | M |
| There's not a keener lash | N |
| Lives there a man so firm who while his heart | O |
| Feels all the bitter horrors of his crime | P |
| Can reason down its agonizing throbs | M |
| And after proper purpose of amendment | Q |
| Can firmly force his jarring thoughts to peace | M |
| O happy happy enviable man | R |
| O glorious magnanimity of soul | S |
Robert Burns
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