This is an analysis of the poem The Monument Of Kindness that begins with:

We do not build our monuments in stone,
The records of our life aren't cast in steel; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110001 00101110101 1101010101 1101110101 0111111101 1111111101 1101011101 11001101110 1011111011 11011001011 1111010111 1111110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; our, and, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, we are repeated.

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

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