This is an analysis of the poem Xlvii: For My Funeral that begins with:

O thou that from thy mansion
Through time and place to roam,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcac XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 111101 1101110 111101 1111110 111111 1100011 010101 1101110 111101 1101110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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  • history of its creation;
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