The Gowden Locks Of Anna Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DCEC FCGC HCHC ICIC JKJC LCLC MCMC| YESTREEN I had a pint o' wine | A |
| A place where body saw na | B |
| Yestreen lay on this breast o' mine | A |
| The gowden locks of Anna | C |
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| The hungry Jew in wilderness | D |
| Rejoicing o'er his manna | C |
| Was naething to my hinny bliss | E |
| Upon the lips of Anna | C |
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| Ye monarchs take the East and West | F |
| Frae Indus to Savannah | C |
| Gie me within my straining grasp | G |
| The melting form of Anna | C |
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| There I'll despise Imperial charms | H |
| An Empress or Sultana | C |
| While dying raptures in her arms | H |
| I give and take wi' Anna | C |
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| Awa thou flaunting God of Day | I |
| Awa thou pale Diana | C |
| Ilk Star gae hide thy twinkling ray | I |
| When I'm to meet my Anna | C |
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| Come in thy raven plumage Night | J |
| Sun Moon and Stars withdrawn a' | K |
| And bring an angel pen to write | J |
| My transports with my Anna | C |
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| POSTSCRIPTThe Kirk an' State may join an' tell | L |
| To do sic things I maunna | C |
| The Kirk an' State may gae to hell | L |
| And I'll gae to my Anna | C |
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| She is the sunshine o' my e'e | M |
| To live but her I canna | C |
| Had I on earth but wishes three | M |
| The first should be my Anna | C |
Robert Burns
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