Analysis of Auld Lang Syne
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!
Chorus - For auld land syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
And surely ye'll be your pint stowp!
And surely I'll be mine!
And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit
Sin' auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl'd in the burn,
Frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us briad hae roar'd
Sin' auld lang syne.
And there's a hand, my trusty fere!
And gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak' a right gude-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.
Scheme | AxAb cBdB xbdB xbxB bbxB cbaB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 11010101 010111 11010101 0111 10111111 1111 11011101 1111 01011111 010111 011011101 1111 11110101 010101 1110100101 1111 1111001 110111 11011111 1111 01011101 010111 011011101 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 765 |
Words | 142 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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