This is an analysis of Epitaph On Elizabeth, L.H by Ben Jonson.

Wouldst thou hear what man can say
In a little? Reader, stay.…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb ccddee
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,
  • Metre: 1111111 0010101 1010111 1110111 1010101 0110111 0111101 1010001 1110100 11010101 1010101 11011111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

it