Sketch. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEFGGHHIJ| A little upright pert tart tripping wight | A |
| And still his precious self his dear delight | A |
| Who loves his own smart shadow in the streets | B |
| Better than e'er the fairest she he meets | B |
| A man of fashion too he made his tour | C |
| Learn'd vive la bagatelle et vive l'amour | D |
| So travell'd monkeys their grimace improve | E |
| Polish their grin nay sigh for ladies' love | F |
| Much specious lore but little understood | G |
| Veneering oft outshines the solid wood | G |
| His solid sense by inches you must tell | H |
| But mete his cunning by the old Scots ell | H |
| His meddling vanity a busy fiend | I |
| Still making work his selfish craft must mend | J |
Robert Burns
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