This is an analysis of Birthday Ode For 31st December, 1787 by Robert Burns.
AFAR 1 the illustrious Exile roams,
Whom kingdoms on this day should hail;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abccbadcdeed fdfdfd caacaagggfhfhijibjbff kkibbieeiccdhfficjcj
- Stanza lengths: 12,6,21,20,
- Metre: 01100100111 11010111 111001001 11010101 10110100101 1001011101 11110100101 110101110101 01010101 110011101 11010101 110101 1100101 1101110101 11000100011 0111011111 1101001001 010101 110101 11010001001 11110101 01011101001 11010001 11010111 0110000101 110101011011 010101010101 110001111 010101010 11100101 0111101010 100101001 01010101 0100111001 110101010001 1100110001 10100101 11010111 110111011101 10010101 11010101 010101 110100101 11010101 011001 11010111 11011101 0101010101 11011101 11010101 1101010011 010010101010 11010101 01110101 1101010110001 11010101 110101 011000011 110011
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 62
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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