This is an analysis of Airlin's Fine Braes by Robert Burns.

O I've walked o'er yon countries baith early and late
Among Airlin's braw lasses I've had mony a lang seat.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabX XXbX ccbX XXbX ddbX eebX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1111011011011 01101101110011 10100101111011 11101011011 1011101111111 10111011011 11101011111 11101011011 1011111101 1101101101001 10110111111011 11101011011 101001111110 0100101001 1001111111011 11101011011 11111011001 11101111011 10101110110111 101111011011 11111010101001 111110100110 110011110111 11101001011
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

and, i, their

Anaphora

and