This is an analysis of An Epitaph by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

I've lived a rather careless life,
And many a fault have I;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeXeX
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 11010101 1100111 11111101 111101 11011101 110001 11110111 111101 11110111 101101 11110011 1101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12