This is an analysis of the poem Epithalamium that begins with:

Since you, Mr. H**d, will marry black Kate,
Accept of good wishes for that blessed state: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaB ccddB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101011 0100101111 111101101101 1110101011 11 111001011001 101101001011 101011101011 11101001011 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; be is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word may is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word la at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Epithalamium;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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