This is an analysis of Sylvander To Clarinda by Robert Burns.
WHEN dear Clarinda, 1 matchless fair,
First struck Sylvander's raptur'd view,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cXcb dbdb ebeb fbfb fbXX cbgX hbhb gbgb fbfX
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 110101101 111001001 11110001 01111101 101001001 01010111 11010101 11010101 11010111 01010101 11010101 01111101 01010101 11110101 110101001 11110111 11110101 11010101 01100101 11010111 01010101 11011101 11010110 1011101110 01010101 11010101 11110101 1010101010 11111101 11111101 01010101 11111111 11011101 11101111 01011101 010111011 11010101 10111101 11111101 11110101000
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 49
Repeated words/phrases
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