Analysis of I Hae Laid A Herring In Saut
James Tytler 1745 (Scotland) – 1804
I hae laid a herring in saut,
Lass, gin ye lo'e me, tell me now;
I hae brew'd a forpit o' maut,
And I canna come ilka day to woo:
I hae a calf that will soon be a cow,
Lass, gin ye lo'e me, tell me now;
I hae a stook, and I'll soon hae a mowe,
And I canna come ilka day to woo:
I hae a house upon yon moor,
Lass, gin ye lo'e me, tell me now;
Three sparrows may dance upon the floor,
And I canna come ilka day to woo:
I hae a but, and I hae a ben,
Lass, gin ye lo'e me, tell me now;
A penny to keep, and a penny to spen',
And I canna come ilka day to woo:
I hae a hen wi' a happitie leg,
Lass, gin ye lo'e me, tell me now;
That ilka day lays me an egg,
And I canna come ilka day to woo:
I hae a cheese upon my skelf,
Lass, gin ye lo'e me, tell me now;
And soon wi' mites 'twill rin itself,
And I canna come ilka day to woo.
Scheme | aBaC bBcC xBxC xBbC dBdC eBeC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101001 111111111 1110111 011110111 1101111101 111111111 1101011101 011110111 11010111 111111111 110110101 011110111 110101101 111111111 01011001011 011110111 11011011 111111111 11011111 011110111 11010111 111111111 01111101 011110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 815 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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