Analysis of Bonie Peggy Alison
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Tune - "The Braes o' Balquhidder."
Chor. - And I'll kiss thee yet, yet,
And I'll kiss thee o'er again:
And I'll kiss thee yet, yet,
My bonie Peggy Alison.
Ilk care and fear, when thou art near
I evermair defy them, O!
Young kings upon their hansel throne
Are no sae blest as I am, O!
And I'll kiss thee yet, yet, &c.
When in my arms, wi' a' thy charms,
I clasp my countless treasure, O!
I seek nae mair o' Heaven to share
Than sic a moment's pleasure, O!
And I'll kiss thee yet, yet, &c.
And by thy een sae bonie blue,
I swear I'm thine for ever, O!
And on thy lips I seal my vow,
And break it shall I never, O!
And I'll kiss thee yet, yet, &c.
Scheme | a bxbx acxcD xcacD xcxcD |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10111 1011111 01111001 011111 1110100 11011111 110111 11011101 11111111 0111111 10111011 11110101 111111011 11010101 0111111 0111111 11111101 01111111 01111101 0111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 633 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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