This is an analysis of the poem A Greek Scolion, Or Song that begins with:
By CALLISTRATUS, On HARMODIUS and ARISTOGEITON
In myrtle wreaths my sword I bear,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XAAbbbccbbXAAdddXbbbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110001100110000 01011111 11011001001 010100101 01010111 11010101 010100101 101110101 11011111 110001011 1101110 01011111 11011001001 110010101 10100101 10010101 01010101 11100111 11100001 01010111 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 765
- Average number of words per stanza: 119
- Amount of lines: 21
- 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.
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