Analysis of My Last Farewell To Stirling
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Nae lark in transport mounts the sky
Or leaves wi' early plaintive cry,
But I will bid a last good-bye,
My last farewell to Stirling O.
Tho' far awa, ma hert's wi' you.
Our youthful 'oors, upon wings they flew
But I will bid a last adieu
A last farewell to Stirling O.
Nae mair I'll meet ye in the dark
Or gang wi' you to the King's Park
Or raise the hare from oot their flap
When I gae far fae Stirling O.
Nae mair I'll wander through the glen,
Disturb the roost o' the pheasant hen.
Or chase the rabbits tae their den
When I gae far fae Stirling O.
Their one request before I go
And this is to my comrades all:
My dog and gun I'll leave to you
When I gae far fae Stirling O.
So fare thee well my Jeannie dear
For you I'll shed a bitter tear.
I hope you'll find another, dear,
When I gae far fae Stirling O.
So fare thee well, for I am bound
For twenty years to Van Diemen's Land.
But think of me, and what I've done
When I gae far fae Stirling O.
Scheme | aaab cccb ddxB eeeB bxcB fxfB xxxB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001101 11110101 11110111 1111101 1111111 1010101111 11110101 0111101 11111001 11111011 11011111 11111101 11110101 010110101 11010111 11111101 11010111 0111111 11011111 11111101 11111101 11110101 11110101 11111101 11111111 11011111 11110111 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 936 |
Words | 200 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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