This is an analysis of John Anderson My Jo by Robert Burns.

John Anderson my jo, John,
When we were first acquent,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AXabaXcC AXaXacbC
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 1100111 110110 1101010 110111 1111011 111101 11011101 110011 1100111 1101100 110111 1111100 1111011 110111 11100101 110011
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

your, john

Anaphora

your, john, and