This is an analysis of Give Me A Lass With A Lump Of Land by Allan Ramsay.

1 Gi'e me a lass with a lump of land,
2 And we for life shall gang thegither;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXabacac ababadad efefgege
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 1110100101 1111111100 1111111001 1111101110 1010111001 11101011010 111110101 11101010010 1110100101 11011011110 11111001011 1111100110 111111111 111010110010 10111110101 111011010110 1110010111 11101101010 11101111001 11101010010 1110100111 11101111111 1110111101 11110010110010
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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