This is an analysis of the poem The Scotch Ballad that begins with:
Ah, EVAN, by thy winding stream
How once I lov'd to stray,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cccc bdbd dddd dede fdfd gege hchc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 111101 11010101 110101 01111101 111101 11010101 110111 11110111 010101 11110001 110101 111101010 110101 110101010 110101 111000101 011101 11110101 110101 11111111 111111 01011101 010101 11010101 111111 11010101 110101 11110101 011101 11011101 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
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- summary of The Scotch Ballad;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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