Analysis of Whistle Ow'r The Lave O't
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
My mither sent me tae the moss
For to gaither peats and dross.
I cowpit the cairt and hanged the horse
An whistle ow'r the lave o't.
My mither sent me tae the well
Better her had gaen hersel'.
I fell ower and broke my pail,
An' whistle ow'r the lave o't.
My mither sent me tae the sea
For tae gaither mussels three,
A sailor lad fell in wi' me
An' whistle ow'r the lave o't.
My mither sent me tae the moss
For tae gaither peats and dross.
I cowpit the cairt and hanged the horse,
And whistle ow'r the lave o't.
| Scheme | AaBC ddxC cccC AaBc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 1111101 1110101 11010101 110110111 1111101 100111 1110111 110110111 1111101 1110101 01011011 110110111 1111101 1110101 11010101 010110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 503 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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