This is an analysis of the poem At Euroma that begins with:

They built his mound of the rough, red ground,
By the dip of a desert dell,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdded Xfdfgege chihgjij XieiagXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100111 10100101 111111101 11010111 0010111101 10100101 10111101001 00100111 010100101 10100111 1010110110 11001011 110110101 11101001 110100101 11011001 11011101 1110101 11110101 1011111 0101101101 01001001 111011001001 11001011 1001111011 01101101 0101111011 11101111 101001101001 11101001 1101101101 1100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of At Euroma;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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