Analysis of To A Kiss
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Humid seal of soft affections,
Tend'rest pledge of future bliss,
Dearest tie of young connections,
Love's first snow-drop, virgin kiss.
Speaking silence, dumb confession,
Passion's birth, and infants' play,
Dove-like fondness, chaste concession,
Glowing dawn of brighter day.
Sorrowing joy, adieu's last action,
Ling'ring lips, -- no more to join!
What words can ever speak affection
Thrilling and sincere as thine!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD CXCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 10111010 1111101 10111010 1111101 10101010 110101 11101010 1011101 111110 1111111 111101010 1000111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 442 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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