This is an analysis of the poem Horatian Lyrics Odes I, 11. that begins with:

What end the gods may have ordained for me,
And what for thee,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ccdccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110111 1111 1101101111 101010111 1101 010101111111 0111011101 1001 1101001110101 1101010111 1101 110101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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