This is an analysis of the poem The Second Epigram that begins with:

On BILLINDA.
Wanton Bellinda loudly does complain,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaa bbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1100 1010010101 1111010001 1110011101 0101011001 1110011111 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 The Second Epigram;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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