This is an analysis of The Henpecked Husband by Robert Burns.
Chorus.—Robin shure in hairst,
I shure wi' him.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xaba XXXXB XXXXB bcbcB
- Stanza lengths: 4,5,5,5,
- Metre: 1010101 1111 10111 11111 11101 0101110 10101 111110 1011 11101 111010 11101 1101010 1011 10101 111010 111111 1101010 1011
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 22
Repeated words/phrases
i, robin
Anadiplosis
robin
