This is an analysis of the poem Epitaph On Elizabeth, L.H that begins with:
Wouldst thou hear what man can say
In a little? Reader, stay.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaabb ccddee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111 0010101 1010111 1110111 1010101 0110111 0111101 1010001 1110100 11010101 1010101 11011111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.
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