This is an analysis of Inscription On Mr. Syme's Crystal Goblet by Robert Burns.

THERE'S Death in the cup, so beware!
Nay, more—there is danger in touching;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 11001101 111010010 11101011 011011100
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4