This is an analysis of the poem Song. that begins with:

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In mine one monument I lye,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababcc XadaXee X XXaXaXffgghhggdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,1,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01110011 1011110 10110001 10111101 11111111 10010101 1 11010101 11110101 01011111 10111100 10010101 01000101 010 10011101 11010111 101101011 11011001 11010101 01110100 11010101 11110011 11010101 11010011 11011011 110010101 11110001 11010101 11111111 1111010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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