Analysis of Epitaph II
Sydney Thompson Dobell 1824 (Kent) – 1874
On The Death of Edward Forbes
Nature, a jealous mistress, laid him low.
He woo'd and won her; and, by love made bold,
She showed him more than mortal man should know,
Then slew him lest her secret should be told.
| Scheme | X ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1011101 1001010111 1101001111 1111110111 1111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 216 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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