This is an analysis of the poem Ultima Thule: Robert Burns that begins with:

I see amid the fields of Ayr
A ploughman, who, in foul and fair,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ccdeed ffghhg Xchhhh iijkkj jjcffc lladda ffmbbmXiiiddi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01010111 1101 11111000 010011110 1101 11010011 010100101 1101 11010101 01010101 1001 11010111 010100101 0101 01010111 11010111 0101 110111100 01001101 1101 010010111 01010111 0101 110100001 01011101 0101 01010111 01010101 0101 11010001 101010111 0101 11110101 01011101 0101 11011111 01011101 1101 001100111 11100101 0111 11110101 11010101 11001 11011101 01001101 1101 01010101 01010111 0111 10010101 10010101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, each are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word welcome is repeated.

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