This is an analysis of The Universal Epitaph by John Clare.

No flattering praises daub my stone,
My frailties and my faults to hide;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 110010111 11011101 11110111 11010111 11011111 11110101 11110011 10010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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