Analysis of Baldovan
William Topaz McGonagall 1825 – 1902 (Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh)
The scenery of Baldovan
Is most lovely to see,
Near by Dighty Water,
Not far from Dundee.
'Tis health for any one
To be walking there,
O'er the green swards of Baldovan,
And in the forests fair.
There the blackbird and the mavis
Together merrily do sing
In the forest of Baldovan,
Making the woodlands to ring.
'Tis delightful to hear them
On a fine summer day,
Carolling their cheerful notes
So blythe and so gay.
Then there's the little loch near by,
Whereon can be seen every day
Numerous wild ducks swimming
And quacking in their innocent play.
Scheme | ABXB ACAC XDAD XEXE XEDE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 010011 111011 11110 11101 111101 11101 1001111 000101 10100010 01010011 001011 100111 1010111 101101 11101 11011 11010111 11111001 1001110 01011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 541 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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