This is an analysis of the poem On Robert Emmet's Grave that begins with:

VI.
No trump tells thy virtues—the grave where they rest... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabab Xcccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 11111001111 011101100011 111101111001 11101001011 1 10111101001101 0110000010101 110110110001 101101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; by, thy are repeated.

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