This is an analysis of Verses On Castle Gordon by Robert Burns.

STREAMS that glide in orient plains,
Never bound by Winter's chains;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaXb ccdcdeeeb ddfdfeeeb
  • Stanza lengths: 9,9,9,
  • Metre: 11101011 1011101 1011101 11000101 01001001 1110101 11010111 110111010 0111010 1010101 1000101 1010101 10101001 1110111 1110101 11010101 11011101 0111010 1010101 1011101 0110101 1000101 11010101 1111101 111101001 11011111 111010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 29