Analysis of The Fourth Epigram

Anne Killigrew 1660 (London) – 1685 (London)



Now liquid Streams by the fierce Cold do grow
As solid as the Rocks from whence they flow;
Now Tibers Banks with Ice united meet,
And it's firm Stream may well be term'd its Street;
Now Vot'ries 'fore the Shrines like Statues show,
And scarce the Men from Images we know;
Now Winters Palsey seizes ev'ry Age,
And none's so warm, but feels the Seasons Rage;
Even the bright Lillies and triumphant Red
Which o're Corinna's youthful cheeks are spred,
Look pale and bleak, and shew a purple hew,
And Violets staine, where Roses lately grew.

Galla alone, with wonder we behold,
Maintain her Spring, and still out-brave the Cold;
Her constant white does not to Frost give place,
Nor fresh Vermillion fade upon her face:
Sure Divine beauty in this Dame does shine?
Not Humane, one reply'd, yet not Divine.


Scheme AABBAACCXBDD EEFFGG
Poetic Form
Metre 1101101111 1101011111 111110101 0111111111 11101111 0101110011 11011011 0111110101 1001100101 111110111 1101010101 01001110101 1001110101 0101011101 0101111111 1101010101 1011001111 101111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 804
Words 145
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 313
Words per stanza (avg) 71
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Anne Killigrew

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