This is an analysis of the poem Fareweel To A'Our Scottish Fame that begins with:
Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame,
Fareweel our ancient glory;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdXD ececddXD fgfgXdXD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100011101 10011010 100100101 1101010 11110101 1110010 011101010 1010010010 11111101 1101110 01110101 11001010 01011101 0101010 1101101100 1010010010 11111101 1101111 11111101 1111010 1111011110 1101010 111111010 1010010010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; fareweel is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word fareweel is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word nation at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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