This is an analysis of the poem The Rose O' Kirtle that begins with:
In Roslin's bowers bloom fragrant flowers,
On Yarrow's banks they're mony;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXXcdX efefghdh ifeXeXjX ifgfefif hfgfXjjj cXjbhjaj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101011010 1101110 1111101 01010110 11011101 1011110 110111101 101111 01010101 1101110 11111101 1101010 110101101 1111010 111111001 1101110 111010111 1101010 11111101 1101110 11111101 110111 0101011010 1101110 111001011 1101110 110111101 1111010 110111001 0101110 11110101 1111010 11101111 0111010 11111101 1101010 11001001 1111010 1111011010 0111110 11111111 1111110 1101011010 1101010 11111101 1111010 11011101 1101110
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i've is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i've, and are repeated.
The author used the same word in at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word ever at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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