This is an analysis of the poem A Memorial Of Africa that begins with:

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Upon a rock I sat-a mountain-side,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bccbbccbdeedaa X fggffggfhaahha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1 0101110101 1101000111 0111010111 01111011001 1111110111 011010111 10011100101 11010110111 1111010011 01001111101 0110010101 0111011101 1101010101 1111010111 1 0101110101 1111001101 1101011111 0110111111 1101000101 1001010011 0101011111 0111011101 1001000101 1101010101 1111011110 1011110101 0111110001 0101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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