Analysis of The Bonie Wee Thing
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Wishfully I look and languish
In that bonie face o' thine,
And my heart it sounds wi' anguish,
Lest my wee thing be na mine.
[Chorus] Bonie wee thing, cannie wee thing,
Lovely wee thing, wert thou mine,
I wad wear thee in my bosom,
Lest my jewel it should tine.
Wit and Grace, and Love, and Beauty,
In ae constellation shine;
To adore thee in my duty,
Goddess o' this soul o' mine!
[Chorus]
| Scheme | ABAB XBXB CBCBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10011010 011111 01111110 1111111 1111111 1011111 11110110 1110111 10101010 010101 10110110 1011111 10 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 398 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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