This is an analysis of the poem Horace, Seventh Epode that begins with:
Whither, whither, reckless Romans,
Are you rushing, sword in hand?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd caXX ebaX afef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101010 1110101 11101010 1010111 11101010 1110101 110100010 1010101 100001010100 1010101 10111010 10101010 00100010 1010101 10101010 10100111 11101010 1011101 10101010 1000101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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