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

What perfumed, posie-dizened sirrah,
With smiles for diet,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc dedefgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110010 01110 111111010 1010 111111110 11110 101101010 01010 101111010 11110 111111010 10110 1011010010 11101 111110010 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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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