This is an analysis of Yon Wild Mossy Mountains by Robert Burns.
YON wild mossy mountains sae lofty and wide,
That nurse in their bosom the youth o' the Clyde,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc XXXX ddee bbff Xebb
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11101011011 11011001101 1011110101001 1010101111101 11011011101 01101101101 11101001001 01011011111 10111011011 11101011101 11111001111 11010101011010 10101010101 11101011001 01001011010 1110110011101 01011111101 001001011011 111101011001 11011111011 1101100011001 11011001001 101101101001 11111011001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 29
Repeated words/phrases
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