This is an analysis of Song—Farewell thou stream that winding flows by Robert Burns.

FAREWELL, thou stream that winding flows
Around Eliza's dwelling;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc bdbdefef gfgfhahb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 11111101 0110010 11010101 0111010 01010101 1101010 0101001001 1101110 11010101 1111110 010111001 0101010 11111001 1111011 11010111 1101011 01001111 1110011 11111101 1111111 101010101 0101010 110010111 0101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 26