This is an analysis of the poem The Tarbolton Lasses that begins with:

If ye gae up to yon hill-tap,
Ye'll there see bonie Peggy;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdcX XXde eafX bace Xdfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110111 111110 11010001 1110010 11010101 0101010 11010001 1101010 11111101 110111 110110101 1101111 01010101 1101010 01011111 111011 11111111 101110 111011111 1100111 1111111 01110010 01110110 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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