Analysis of Beautiful Balmoral
William Topaz McGonagall 1825 – 1902 (Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh)
Ye lovers of the picturesque, away and see
Beautiful Balmoral, near by the River Dee;
There ye will see the deer browsing on the heathery hills,
While adown their sides run clear sparkling rills.
Which the traveller can drink of when he feels dry,
And admire the dark River Dee near by,
Rolling smoothly and silently on its way,
Which is most lovely to see on a summer day.
There the trout do sport and play
During the live-long summer day;
Also plenty of salmon are there to be seen,
Glittering like silver in the sun's sheen.
And the mountains are rugged and wild to be seen,
But the woodlands are beautiful when Nature's face is green;
There numerous rabbits do gambol all day
Amongst the green scrubbery all lively and gay.
There's one charming spot most magnificent to be seen,
'Tis Balmoral Castle, the Highland Home of our Queen;
The surrounding scenery is enchanting to see,
While near by rolls past the lovely River Dee.
Therefore, ye lovers of the picturesque, away and see
Beautiful Balmoral Castle and its grand scenery,
And the sight will fill your hearts with glee,
As ye walk along the bonnie banks o' the River Dee.
Scheme | AAXA BBCC CCDD DDCC DDAA AAAA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 110101000101 100010110101 111101101011 111111101 101001111111 0010110111 10100100111 111101110101 1011101 10011101 101011011111 1001100011 001011001111 1011100110111 1100101111 0101111001 1110110100111 10101001011101 0010100101011 11111010101 1110101000101 10001010011100 001111111 11101010110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,121 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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