Analysis of Kilts, Ye Ken
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
Noo, ye ken, we'll see 'em agen,
Waggling doon the street,
While the baton twirls an' the piper skirls
To the beat of the marching feet.
Left - right - glimmerin' bright,
Buttons and cairngorms shine;
While the pipes give forth 'The Cock o' the North'
Ho! The kilts are in the line!
Far an' faint ye hear the plaint
Comin' adoon the breeze,
Closer it comes, wi' the crackle o' drums
An' the lift o' the naked knees.
Left - right - was ever a sight
Finer by burn or glen?
Wi' the tunes ye know, like the auld 'Keel Row'
Tis the march o' the Cameron men.
Pageantry it ever shall be
An asset in any land.
But the lad who's built to carry a kilt
Losh, mon! But he is grand;
Steppin' along to some auld song
Or a war chant tipped wi' flame.
'Tis the kilt - the kilt! An' the pibroch's lilt
Callin' us - callin' us hame.
Scheme | ABCBDAXA BCCCDAXA XEFEXGFG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 100101 1001110101 10110101 1111 10011 1011101101 1011001 1111101 1101 1011101011 10110101 1111001 101111 1011110111 101101001 10011011 110101 1011111001 111111 1011111 1011111 101011011 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 807 |
Words | 165 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 200 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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