Analysis of Comin Thro' The Rye
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
Jenny's seldom dry:
She draigl't a' her petticoatie,
Comin thro' the rye!
Comin thro' the rye, poor body,
Comin thro' the rye,
She draigl't a' her petticoatie,
Comin thro' the rye!
Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro' the rye,
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need a body cry?
Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro' the glen,
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need the warl' ken?
Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro' the grain;
Gin a body kiss a body,
The thing's a body's ain.
| Scheme | abAB aBAB ABAb AcAc AxAc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11001110 10101 11001 1101 1101110 1101 11001 1101 10101010 1101 10101010 10101 10101010 1101 10101010 1011 10101010 1101 10101010 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 770 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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