This is an analysis of Epitaph On A Henpecked Squire by Robert Burns.

AS father Adam first was fool'd,
(A case that's still too common)…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 11010111 0111110 1110101 0101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4