Analysis of Epigram
Charles Lamb 1775 (Inner Temple, London) – 1834 (Edmonton, London)
(Written in the last reign.)
Ye Politicians, tell me, pray,
Why thus with woe and care rent?
This is the worst that you can say,
Some wind has blown the wig away,
And left the hair apparent.
R. et R.
| Scheme | X AXAAX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100011 1010111 1111011 11011111 11110101 0101010 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 202 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 49 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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