Analysis of An Epitaph
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Here lies one who never drew
Blood himself, yet many slew;
Gave the gun its aim, and figure
Made in field, yet ne'er pulled trigger.
Armed men have gladly made
Him their guide, and him obeyed;
At his signified desire,
Would advance, present, and fire.
Stout he was, and large of limb,
Scores have fled at sight of him;
And to all his fame he rose
Only following his nose.
Neptune was he called; not he
Who controls the boisterous sea.
But of happier command,
Neptune of the furrowed land;
And, your wonder vain to shorten,
Pointer to Sir John Throckmorton.
Scheme | AABBCCBBDDEEFFGGHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1011101 10111010 10111110 111101 1110101 1110010 10110010 1110111 1111111 0111111 1010011 1011111 10101001 1110001 1010101 01101110 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 547 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 433 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 101 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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