This is an analysis of the poem Horace And Lydia Reconciled that begins with:

HORACE
When you were mine in auld lang syne,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Xbccb d XeffX a aecce d fghhg a beiie d Xaffa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,1,5,1,5,1,5,1,5,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 11010111 111111110 1101 1111 1100101010 100 01111101 1101110100 0101 10001 111111010 10 10010101 111111010 1101 0101 110100010 100 11001100 110111110 1111 1001 111111010 10 10110101 111111010 11001 1101 100101010 100 11011101 110111110 1111 1111 110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Horace And Lydia Reconciled;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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