This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue that begins with:
If I have studied here in part
A tale as old as maiden's heart,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeXX ffcc bbaaXffcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110101 01111101 1111101 1101101 11110111 110011001 11101110 11011010 100101011 11010111 1110101 11100100 01011101 10111101 0111101 0010010 10110111 10110101 1111101 0010111 1011101 11010101 1110100 10101001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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 Epilogue;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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