In Memory Of F.P. by Katherine Philips: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem In Memory Of F.P. that begins with:

If I could ever write a lasting verse,
It should be laid, deare Sainte, upon thy herse.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaabbccXdeeXXcXffggXXXXffddffgXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010101 0101110111 1100111110 1011110110 1111110101 1101110101 1101010101 1011001101 110101100001 00010101011 1011011101 1101010101 0101011111 1011000101 1011011101 1101010100 1101011101 1110110110100 0110010110 11111011001 0001001111 1111110010 10011111100 011101010010 0100100110 1011010100 1111011101 0100110011 1101010111 101111111 1110110111 1101010011 1101010001 101100100 1101111101 100001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1527
  • Average number of words per stanza: 279
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, in, to, and are repeated.

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  • summary of In Memory Of F.P.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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