This is an analysis of the poem Song—bonie Dundee: A Fragment that begins with:
MY blessin's upon thy sweet wee lippie!
My blessin's upon thy e'e-brie!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 110011111 11001111 1111111101 1101011001 111011111 11110111 1111001011 111011111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 9
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; my, thy are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.
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