This is an analysis of the poem The Haggis Of Private Mcphee that begins with:

"Hae ye heard whit ma auld mither's postit tae me?
It fair maks me hamesick," says Private McPhee....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 594
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 118
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; haggis, private, and, o', i'm, i, it's, that, for, yer, on, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, there, it's, on are repeated.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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