This is an analysis of the poem Behold, The Grave Of A Wicked Man that begins with:

Behold, the grave of a wicked man,
And near it, a stern spirit. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa XXXaXXX aaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100101 1100110 1101010100 1010101 101011011 011 101110 10101110 1010110 1000 001011 10011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Behold, The Grave Of A Wicked Man;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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