This is an analysis of the poem To The Tiber that begins with:

On its late (in 1871) Inundation of Rome
Well done, old Flood, that, hiding a clear eye... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbXabbacdcdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10101101001 1111110011 0111011101 11011101011 0111010100 1001010111 11010100001 10110110001 1001000101 011111111 10001000100 0101010111 11010011101 1111010100 0111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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; of is repeated.

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  • summary of To The Tiber;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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