This is an analysis of the poem The Coliseum that begins with:
Type of the antique Rome! Rich reliquary
Of lofty contemplation left to Time... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcdeffX XdXXXXc cXdXgXafc chcfgde gbcfgccafhefdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,9,7,14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10001111000 0101010101 11010001110 1111101101 0101001101 11001011011 1111011101 0111111101 11011011110 1011110001 1011010111 1111111011 1111110101 100100100 111101011 1011010101 1101010101 1101010101 0111010101 1101011101 10011101110 11110101110 1101100101 110110011 0111010001 1111110101 11001111101 111000001001 11010001010 1101111111 1001100101 10010100111 1101010111 01011101010 01101101001 1100011001 11010100111 0001011101 1111001101 11110011111 1101001101 1101011001 1101001011 1101001101 11010111010 10100101110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 447
- Average number of words per stanza: 72
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, here, where, these, from, we, not, all, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words here, these, not are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases thirst, all connect the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Coliseum;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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