This is an analysis of the poem On The Author Of Letters On Literature that begins with:

The genius of the Augustan age
His head among Rome's ruins reared,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bXbX cbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010001001 01011101 11000101 110101001 11111101 110100111 11010001 010101010 11100101 11010001 01010001 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; and is repeated.

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