This is an analysis of Farewell To The Banks Of Ayr by Robert Burns.
THE GLOOMY night is gath'ring fast,
Loud roars the wild, inconstant blast,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbcccc bbddeecc ccccffcc ggXgggcc
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
- Metre: 01010101 11011001 11010101 110101001 01011101 01010101 11110101 01010101 01010101 11010101 01010101 11010101 11110101 11010101 110010111 1001101 11010101 11110101 11010101 01011101 11110111 1110001001 11011111 0101101 11110111 01011101 011101010 01010101 11111111 11011101 01011101 1101101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 35
Anaphora
the, 'tis
