Bonie Peggy Alison by Robert Burns: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Bonie Peggy Alison that begins with:

Tune - "The Braes o' Balquhidder."
Chor. - And I'll kiss thee yet, yet,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdbdE XdcdEXddddE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111110000 1111111 11111001 111111 1110100 11111111 11000101 11011101 11111111 1111111 10111111 11110101 111111001 11010101 1111111 1111111 11011101 11111111 11011101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; yet, and, i'll, kiss, thee, i are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word c at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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