The Red, Red Rose. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDECE FGHIJKJK| Air Hughie Graham | A |
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| O were my love yon lilac fair | B |
| Wi' purple blossoms to the spring | C |
| And I a bird to shelter there | B |
| When wearied on my little wing | C |
| How I wad mourn when it was torn | D |
| By autumn wild and winter rude | E |
| But I wad sing on wanton wing | C |
| When youthfu' May its bloom renewed | E |
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| O gin my love were yon red rose | F |
| That grows upon the castle wa' | G |
| And I mysel' a drap o' dew | H |
| Into her bonnie breast to fa' | I |
| Oh there beyond expression blest | J |
| I'd feast on beauty a' the night | K |
| Seal'd on her silk saft faulds to rest | J |
| Till fley'd awa by Phoebus' light | K |
Robert Burns
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