Analysis of An Epitaph (From The Greek)
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
My name -- my country -- what are they to thee!
What, whether base or proud my pedigree?
Perhaps I far surpass'd all other men--
Perhaps I fell below them all -- what then?
Suffice it, stranger! that thou seest a tomb--
Thou know'st its use -- it hides -- no matter whom.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 1111011111 1101111100 0111011101 0111011111 0111011101 11111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 274 |
| Words | 55 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 196 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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