This is an analysis of the poem Kilts, Ye Ken that begins with:

Noo, ye ken, we'll see 'em agen,
Waggling doon the street,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaabXb XcccabXb XdadXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 100101 1011110101 00100101 111001 101101 1011111101 1011001 1111101 101001 1001101011 10110101 1111001 101111 1011110111 101101001 10001010 1110101 1011101001 111101 10010111 1011111 1010110101 1011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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