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

OH, be not led away,
Lured by the colour of the sun-rich day....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffccddccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 1101000111 010101 1001011101 1101010 01010011010 100101 01001000101 110011 1101110100 1001010 1000101001010 1001010 0101000101 1101010 101101010010 110111 0110101101 0111010 100100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 676
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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 Epigram;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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