The Brig Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD BEBF EGEG AHAH IJIJ KLKM KDKD| I whiles gang to the brig side | A |
| That's past the briar tree | B |
| Alang the road when the licht is wide | A |
| Owre Angus an' the sea | B |
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| In by the dyke yon briar grows | C |
| Wi' leaf an' thorn it's lane | D |
| Whaur the spunk o' flame o' the briar rose | C |
| Burns saft agin the stane | D |
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| An' whiles a step treids on by me | B |
| I mauna hear its fa' | E |
| And atween the brig an' the briar tree | B |
| Ther gangs na' ane but twa | F |
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| Oot owre yon sea through dule an' strife | E |
| Ye tak' yer road nae mair | G |
| For ye've crossed the brig to the fields o' life | E |
| An' ye walk for iver there | G |
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| I traivel on to the brig side | A |
| Whaur ilka road maun cease | H |
| My weary war may be lang to bide | A |
| An' you hae won to peace | H |
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| There's ne'er a nicht but turns to day | I |
| Nor a load that's niver cast | J |
| An' there's nae wind cries on the winter brae | I |
| But it spends itsel' at last | J |
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| O you that niver failed me yet | K |
| Gin aince my step ye hear | L |
| Come to yon brig atween us set | K |
| An' bide till I win near | M |
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| O weel aye weel ye'll ken my treid | K |
| Ye'll seek nae word nor sign | D |
| An' I'll no can fail at the Brig o' Dreid | K |
| For yer hand will be in mine | D |
Violet Jacob
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