This is an analysis of the poem Horace Ii, 13. that begins with:

O fountain of Blandusia,
Whence crystal waters flow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdXd XeceafXf XbXbXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 110101 01011111 010111 01010101 111101 10111100 1111001 1100100 010101 110110001 101101 11010101 010101 10010101 111101 1100100 010110 111101101 011101 1100100 010011 01011011 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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