This is an analysis of The Emigrant's Farewell by Thomas Pringle.

Our native land - our native vale -
A long and last adieu!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ABXb cdcd Xbcb eaea fgfg hihi ABXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11011101 011101 11010100 1100101 111101001 110101 11111101 111111 1101001010 1111001 11010101 1000111 0101110010 111101 010111010 110111 10111101 100111 01010101 111101 11011101 010101 11100111 111101 11011101 011101 11010100 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28