This is an analysis of Epigram Addressed To An Artist by Robert Burns.

DEAR ———, I'll gie ye some advice,
You'll tak it no uncivil:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XXaX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 1111101 1101010 11011101 1111010 01110101 1111010 11010111 111101011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 9