This is an analysis of the poem The Roman Gravemounds that begins with:

By Rome's dim relics there walks a man,
Eyes bent; and he carries a basket and spade;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bXbc dede dede fbfX Xacaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111101101 11111001011 1111010111 10101100101 111011110101 10111101001 11110111011 11111101100 1100101111 0101101101 1110100101 00011110101 101001111001 1110010111 11010100111 01010101101 1111101001 11101111101 111110011 0100100101 1111101101 0110100100 10110111111 1010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, his are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Roman Gravemounds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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