Analysis of A Grace.
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Lord, we thank and thee adore,
For temp'ral gifts we little merit;
At present we will ask no more,
Let William Hyslop give the spirit.
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1110101 11111010 11011111 110101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 131 |
| Words | 25 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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