This is an analysis of The First Six Verses Of The Ninetieth Psalm Versified by Robert Burns.

O THOU, the first, the greatest friend
Of all the human race!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcb daea dfff dggg cgcX dheh Xada
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010101 010101 11111100 111101 01010111 011101 010100101 011101 11111101 010101 01010001 110101 11010000 110111 01110111 110111 11011101 000101 01111101 0110010 11000111 010101 10011101 010101 11010101 010101 11111101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 34