This is an analysis of Epistle To J. Lapraik (Excerpt) by Robert Burns.

I am nae poet, in a sense,
But just a rhymer like by chance,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbab cccXcX cccXXc cccdad bbXebe
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11110001 11010111 11010110 11010 100111111 11010 11011111 1110111001 11110111 01010 1111111 1101 11110111 11011111 01010111 11110 11011111 11010 011101010 011101010 110111110 1101 111101110 1111 111111010 110101010 111111110 1111 1111000010 1101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30

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