This is an analysis of the poem Fragments Supposed To Be Parts Of Otho that begins with:

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Those whom nor power, nor lying faith, nor toil,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababcbcd XXX XbbbbdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 11110110111 1101010111 1101111001 0011010101 1100010101 10110100111 0100010111 1111001100 1 1001011101 1111110110 1 1101 0110110111 1011011101 1111110101 00111101010 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; nor, and, which are repeated.

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