This is an analysis of the poem Bkiii:Xv Too Old that begins with:

O, dear wife of poor Ibycus,
put an end to your wickedness, at last, and all...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb ccdX cXXdXabcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101100 111011001111 01100101 11110010110 11001001 11000110101 111011 10111011101 10010010010 1010110101 01110100 01010010011 01111010 1001011111 101110001 10110111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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