This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue that begins with:

Carol, every violet has
Heaven for a looking-glass!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX aaaabbbb ccdd eeaa aafffbb aagg hh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,4,4,7,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001001 1010101 10010101 1010101 10010101 1010101 100101001 1010101 1110101 1111101 1011101 1000101 1010101 1110101 10001010 10101010 1010111 1010101 11111001 0011101 1110101 1111001 11011111 1111101 01111101 10100101 0010001 11101101 11101001 1010111 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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  • summary of Epilogue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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