This is an analysis of the poem Phoebus And Hermes that begins with:

DELOS' stately ruler, and Maia's son, the adroit one,
Warmly were striving, for both sought the great prize to obtain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ab XX Xb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101110011 10010111011001 100101001111010 10010011001011 11010110010010 10010111001001 10010110110111010 1011011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Phoebus And Hermes;
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