This is an analysis of the poem Epitaph that begins with:
I lived in those times. For a thousand years
I have been dead. Not fallen, but hunted;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba ccXd XbXXXbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1101110100 1101110110 11101001010 11101011 110111111 110100101 1001110110 010010111110 1111111011 1101011110 111010101010 110101110 10111001111 100101101110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, their, you, have are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, have are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Epitaph;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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