This is an analysis of the poem Scotland and the Scots that begins with:
For the anniversary of the birthday of Robert Burns- Jan. 25, 1894.
I know not in what land thy children, O Scotland,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcb Xded fgcg Xhfh XiXi Xgcg cgdg ageg XXga
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010000110101111 111011110110 01011001011 111110110010 11001001001 111110010110 11101101011 1110010010110 01001001011 110110110110 11011001101 110110110110 11011111111 010111110010 10001101101 010110010110 01011001011 1110100110111 11101011011 110010110110 11001011011 111010110110 01111001011 111010110110 11001001001 010110110110 01001001011 111010110010 11001111001 11110010010 11001001001 010010110110 11001001001 111010110010 110010011000 010000011010 01101011111
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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; of, and, in are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words through, in are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Scotland and the Scots;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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