This is an analysis of Epitaph, Intended For Himself by James Beattie.
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Escaped the gloom of mortal life, a soul…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: X abab X cdcd X efef XXaaaa
- Stanza lengths: 1,4,1,4,1,4,6,
- Metre: 1 0101010101 11010010001 1111110101 1101011101 1 1111110101 1111010101 11110000101 0111010101 1 1101110101 11010101001 1101010111 1011010101 1 0111011101 0111011011 1101110101 1101110101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 23
Anaphora
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