This is an analysis of the poem Horace To Phyllis that begins with:

Come, Phyllis, I've a cask of wine
That fairly reeks with precious juices,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh ijiX Xiji klkl gmgmXhaha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 110101010 10110111 01001001010 11010101 010101010 11011101 110111010 10110101 0101010100 110010101 1101011100 11110101 010111010 11110111 111101010 1101111 011101010 10111001 110101100 11110100 110111011 01110101 110011001 10010101 110111011 11000101 111101111 11011101 1011101010 01000101 11001001010 11110111 010101010 11110101 111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

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