This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue that begins with:
_If Luther's day expand to Darwin's year,_
_Shall that exclude the hope--foreclose the fear?_... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aa bXcdbbXefceXe egegXc aahhfh deheh eccXbibciXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,13,6,6,5,12,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101010101 1101010101 0111011101 010111010 1 110111011 1 1101110001 1101010100 111001010 1 011100010 1 01101010101 011010100101 1111011101 01010110101 1001110101 11101010111 0101000111 1101001011 0111010101 0101010111 1101110101 01010010101 110100110 1 111101011 1 10110011010 1011101101 11000100010 1111111 101 1011010111 110101010 1 1101010001 1101010111 1000101111 1 011100110 1 111111100100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 44
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.
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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