This is an analysis of the poem Hom. Il. V. 403 that begins with:

If thou art tempted by a thought of ill,
Crave not too soon for victory, nor deem...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdeecd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111010101 1111110011 1101001101 00111000100 1101111101 1111010101 1101010101 1101000101 1101110001 1111010110 101011101 1101010101 0100110101 1110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 581
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, thou are repeated.

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  • summary of Hom. Il. V. 403;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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