Her Epitaph by William Strode: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Her Epitaph that begins with:

Happy Grave, thou dost enshrine
That which makes thee a rich mine:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbXcXcddeeaXXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1111011 01011101 11110101 01011101 11111001 0110111 1110111 10110111 11011101 11110101 01011111 0111011 11011001 11111111 10111110 10110110 0111100 01010101 11111110 11010001 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 759
  • Average number of words per stanza: 145
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; her is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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