The Bonny Earl Of Murray by Anonymous: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Bonny Earl Of Murray that begins with:

YE Highlands and ye Lawlands,
O where hae ye been? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba bXXX Cdbd CXBX CXBXXbaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 11110 11101010 1111101 1100110 110011 1111111 1011101 110110 111101 100101010 1111001 110110 111101 10101010 10101001 110110 111101 10101010 111011 110010 110101 11101010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; hae, ye, you, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, o are repeated.

    The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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