This is an analysis of the poem Epitaph. Sacred To The Memory Of James Graham, Esq. that begins with:

Accept, lov'd shade! of him whose breathless clay
No sigh returns to aught that grief can say; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111011101 1101011111 0111010001 0111111101 110111101 1001011001 1001110101 1111010001 1101111101 0101110101 01010100101 1101010111 010010111001 1001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 633
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Epitaph. Sacred To The Memory Of James Graham, Esq.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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