This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue that begins with:
WELL, when all is said and done
Best within my narrow way, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef dgdg hhhh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 1011101 1110001 10100111 1110101 0010001 0010101 1110101 1110111 0010101 1011101 1110001 1110100 0010111 1110111 1010101 0010111 1010111 1111101 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 20
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word from is repeated.
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- summary of Epilogue;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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