This is an analysis of the poem Inscription 02 - For A Column At Newbury that begins with:

Art thou a Patriot Traveller? on this field
Did FALKLAND fall the blameless and the brave... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXcXbXacb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100100101 0101010101 0101010111 0101010101 01010111001 01010010100 1101011100 1011010111 1100110100 0011011101 0100010101 11110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 520
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Inscription 02 - For A Column At Newbury;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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