This is an analysis of the poem An Epitaph that begins with:

I've lived a rather careless life,
And many a fault have I;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1100111 11111101 111101 11011101 110001 11110111 111101 11110111 101101 11110011 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • 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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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