This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue To A Comedy Acted At Bath, that begins with:

Ladies, this Entertainment we have shown,
Has not been rightly suited, I must own....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeebbffXbcc gghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1001010111 1101010111 0101011001 1100010101 1100011101 11001111101 1101010101 0101010101 0101110101 1100010101 0101110101 0111001001 0111010101 0111010101 01011100010 110110101 11010001101 1011010101 11010010101 1101010101 11100001001 11010011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 460
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Epilogue To A Comedy Acted At Bath,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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