This is an analysis of the poem Epitaph For A Darling Lady that begins with:

All her hours were yellow sands,
Blown in foolish whorls and tassels; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa bcbc adad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101 10101110 1010101 10001010 1011101 10001110 1110101 10101010 1100111 11111110 1010111 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Epitaph For A Darling Lady;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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