This is an analysis of the poem The Memorial that begins with:

Beyond compare the monument I have erected,
And to this spirit column well-worn the people's path,--...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb cdXd XaXa XaXa ceXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010011010 1001010110101 0101001111010 010010101 1111010111010 110011011101 1101011110010 11110101 1101010111010 110011111111 01010101111 01000111 0111011011110 0111010111001 010101111010010 11011101 1101010011010 111010110101 0101010110100 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, i, their, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of The Memorial;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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