Analysis of Proud Masie

Sir Walter Scott 1771 (College Wynd, Edinburgh) – 1832 (Abbotsford, Roxburghshire)



Proud Maisie is in the wood,   
  Walking so early;   
Sweet Robin sits on the bush,   
  Singing so rarely.   

'Tell me, thou bonny bird,
  When shall I marry me?'   
'When six braw gentlemen   
  Kirkward shall carry ye.'   

'Who makes the bridal bed,   
  Birdie, say truly?'
'The grey-headed sexton   
  That delves the grave duly.   

'The glow-worm o'er grave and stone   
  Shall light thee steady;   
The owl from the steeple sing
  Welcome, proud lady!'


Scheme XAXA XAXA XAXA XAXA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1101001 10110 1101101 10110 111101 111101 111100 11101 110101 10110 011010 110110 01110101 11110 0110101 10110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 461
Words 77
Sentences 7
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 31, 2023

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Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright, and historian. more…

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