Analysis of An Epitaph
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
I've lived a rather careless life,
And many a fault have I;
But I'd have you not stress the strife
What time I come to die.
I'd rather have you talk about
My qualities humane;
As one who cut the rough stuff out,
And has not lived in vain.
So, when you seek to laud my worth,
Write this - let truth prevail:
'He lived for many years on earth,
Yet never killed a whale.'
Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEF |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme |
Metre | 11010101 0100111 11111101 111111 11011101 110001 11110111 011101 11111111 111101 11110111 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 365 |
Words | 78 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 277 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 75 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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