This is an analysis of the poem Bkiii:Xiii O Fons Bandusiae that begins with:

O Bandusian fountain, brighter than crystal,
worthy of sweet wine, not lacking in flowers,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX aabX cddX bXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001010110 10011110010 0111101 00111010 011111011110 101101001010 1011110 00100101 0010010001011 111011110110 1001010 010101001 111001001010 111001111001 0100111 11001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.

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