Analysis of Montgomerie's Peggy

Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)



Tune - "Galla Water."

Altho' my bed were in yon muir,
Amang the heather, in my plaidie;
Yet happy, happy would I be,
Had I my dear Montgomerie's Peggy.

When o'er the hill beat surly storms,
And winter nights were dark and rainy;
I'd seek some dell, and in my arms
I'd shelter dear Montgomerie's Peggy.

Were I a baron proud and high,
And horse and servants waiting ready;
Then a' 'twad gie o' joy to me, -
The sharin't with Montgomerie's Peggy.


Scheme X XABB XBXB XABB
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 1110011 1010011 11010111 1111110 110011101 010101010 11110011 1101110 01010101 010101010 10111111 011110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 439
Words 86
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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