This is an analysis of the poem Anacreon's Grave that begins with:

HERE where the roses blossom, where vines round the laurels are twining,
Where the turtle-dove calls, where the blithe cricket is heard,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010111010110 1010111011001 11110001110010 1001011111001 0111011001011010 10010011011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; where is repeated.

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  • summary of Anacreon's Grave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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