Analysis of Coming Through The Rye
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Coming thro' the rye, poor body,
Coming thro' the rye,
She draiglet a' her petticoatie
Coming thro' the rye.
O, Jenny's a' wat, poor body;
Jenny's seldom dry;
She draiglet a' her petticoatie
Coming thro' the rye.
Gin a body meet a body
Coming thro' the rye,
Gin a body kiss a body—
Need a body cry?
Gin a body meet a body
Coming thro' the glen,
Gin a body kiss a body—
Need the warld ken?
| Scheme | aBAB abAB ABAb AcAc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 10101110 10101 11001 10101 11001110 10101 11001 10101 10101010 10101 10101010 10101 10101010 10101 10101010 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 387 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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