This is an analysis of the poem For My Own Tombstone that begins with:
To me 'twas given to die; to thee 'tis given
To live: alas! one moment sets us even.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011100101110 01011101110 11010000010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 3
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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.
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- summary of For My Own Tombstone;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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