This is an analysis of Epitaph, Intended For Himself by James Beattie.

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Escaped the gloom of mortal life, a soul…

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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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