This is an analysis of Rhyming Reply To A Note From Captain Riddell by Robert Burns.

DEAR SIR, at ony time or tide,
I'd rather sit wi' you than ride,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 11110111 11011111 11110100 11110111 11101011 01010111000
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6