This is an analysis of Rome: On The Palatine. by Thomas Hardy.

We walked where Victor Jove was shrined awhile,
And passed to Livia's rich red mural show,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXa abba cddc ee
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,2,
  • Metre: 11110111001 1101011101 1101110000 1110000101 1111010001 0101110111 0101010101 0101110101 1111111101 0101000111 0111110101 101101001011 1101010111 1111011011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14

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