Analysis of Carigieburn Wood
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Sweet fa's the eve on Craigieburn,
And blythe awakens the morrow,
But a' the pride o' spring's return
Can yield me nocht but sorrow.
I see the flowers and spreading trees,
I hear the wild birds singing;
But what a weary wight can please,
And care his bosom wringing?
Fain, fain would I my griefs impart,
Yet darena for your anger'
But secret love will break my heart,
If I conceal it langer.
If thou refuse to pity me,
If thou shalt love anither,
When yon green leaves fade frae the tree,
Around my grave they'll wither.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GBGF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 110111 01010010 10011101 1111110 110100101 1101110 11010111 0111010 11111101 111110 11011111 1101110 11011101 11111 11111101 0111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 553 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 07, 2023
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