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;"…
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
