This is an analysis of Verses On A Parting Kiss by Robert Burns.

HUMID seal of soft affections,
Tenderest pledge of future bliss,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cXcc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10101010 10010101 10101010 1110101 10101010 1011101 11101010 1010101 100110110 10011110 111101010 11010111
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14

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