Analysis of Beautiful Rothesay
William Topaz McGonagall 1825 – 1902 (Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh)
Beautiful Rothesay, your scenery is most grand,
You cannot be surpassed in fair Scotland.
Tis healthy for holiday makers, to go there,
For the benefit of their health, by inhaling the pure air
And to hear the innocent birds, on a fine Summer day,
Carolling their sweet songs, so lively and gay,
Therefore, holiday makers, be advised by me,
And visit beautiful Rothesay, by the side of the Sea.
Then sweet Jessie, let us go,
To Scotland's garden of Eden O!
And spend the lovely Summer day,
In the beautiful village of Rothesay.
There you can see the ships, passing to and fro,
Which will drive away dull care, and woe,
And, the heavens breath smells wooingly there,
Therefore, let's away dear Jessie, to inhale the balmy air.
The mansions, there, are most beautiful to be seen,
Likewise the trees, and shrubberies, green.
Therefore, we will feel happy and gay,
Walking hand in hand, together the live long day.
Along the beautiful walks with our hearts fu' cheerie,
My dear love! Until we grow weary.
Then, return home at night, with our spirits light and gay,
After viewing the beautiful scenery of Rothesay.
Scheme | XXAA BBCC DDBE DDAA FFBB ACBE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 10011100111 1101010110 11011010111 101001111010011 01101001101101 111111001 1101010111 0101001101101 1110111 110101101 01010101 001001011 11110110101 111011101 00101111 11011101010101 010111100111 101011 11111001 101010100111 0101001110111 111011110 10111111010101 1010010010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,098 |
Words | 195 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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