Broughty Ferry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBB CCDDAA EEDD DDFFDD AAADD CCDD GGHHDDD| Ancient Castle of Broughty Ferry | A |
| With walls as strong as Londonderry | A |
| Near by the sea shore | B |
| Where oft is heard and has been heard the cannon's roar | B |
| In the present day and days of yore | B |
| Loudly echoing from shore to shore | B |
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| From your impregnable ramparts high | C |
| Like the loud thunder in the sky | C |
| Enough to frighten a foreign foe away | D |
| That would dare to come up the river Tay | D |
| To lay siege to Bonnie Dundee | A |
| I'm sure your cannon balls wouId make them flee | A |
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| Home again to their own land | E |
| Because your cannon shot they could not withstand | E |
| They would soon be glad to get away | D |
| From the beautiful shores of the silvery Tay | D |
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| Ancient Castle near by Tayside | D |
| The soldiers ought to feel happy that in you reside | D |
| Because from the top they can have a view of Fife | F |
| Which ought to drown their sorrow and give them fresh life | F |
| And make their spirits feel light and gay | D |
| As they view the beautiful scenery of the silvery Tay | D |
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| The village of Broughty Ferry is most beautiful to see | A |
| With its stately mansions and productive fishery | A |
| Which is a great boon to the villagers and the people of Dundee | A |
| And ought to make them thankful and unto God to pray | D |
| For creating plenty of fish for them in the beautiful Tay | D |
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| And the city of Dundee seems beautiful to the eye | C |
| With her mill stacks and Old Steeple so high | C |
| Which can be seen on a clear summer day | D |
| From the top of Broughty Castle near the mouth of Tay | D |
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| Then there's beautiful Reres Hill | G |
| Where the people can ramble at their will | G |
| Amongst its beautiful shrubberies and trees so green | H |
| Which in the summer season is most charming to be seen | H |
| And ought to drive dull care away | D |
| Because the people can see every clear day | D |
| From the top the ships sailing on the silvery Tay | D |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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