This is an analysis of Inscription For The Headstone Of Fergusson The Poet by Robert Burns.

NO 1 sculptured marble here, nor pompous lay,
"No storied urn nor animated bust;"…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXab bcbc dede
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11101011101 101011101010 0101011101 01010100101 010010111011101 110100111010 1100111101 11011111010 01000111 0101111101 1101110101 0101001111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14

Anaphora

no