This is an analysis of the poem Temethos, Antiochian, A.D. 400 that begins with:

Lines written by young Temethos, madly in love.
The tile: 'Emonidis' -the favourite...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXbbbXXbccaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110111001001 0110000100 0100100001001011 01000100111 1010100011000 01000101101 01100110 100110000010 10101010011001 010110011001 01001011001 1001010 010011001010 101111010 010101001101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 627
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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