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

You cannot hope to bribe or twist
(thank God!) the British journalist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 11010100 11010101 100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Epigram: British Journalist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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