This is an analysis of the poem Inscription that begins with:
On a Stone, in the Church-Yard at Boreham, in
Essex; raised by the Honourable Elizabeth Olmius,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXaabbXaabb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 101001111000 10110100010010 0010001101111 110010100100 10001100101 0101010101 1101001111 0101001101 1111010101 1101011111 1101010101 01001010001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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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- summary of Inscription;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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