This is an analysis of the poem Aemilianus Monae, Alexandrian, 628 - 655 A.D. that begins with:

With words, with countenance, and with manners
I shall build an excellent panoply;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd aXdX XbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101001010 1111100100 1001111101 0110101110 101011101 1011101 1111110001 1010110101 101010001 011010100 0101101101 11010010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, me are repeated.

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