This is an analysis of Farewell To Eliza by Robert Burns.

FROM thee, Eliza, I must go,
And from my native shore;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd bbbbeded
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 01010111 101101 01010111 010101 11010101 011111 11010101 111101 11110101 011101 01010011 110111 101011111 111101 11010011 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 17