This is an analysis of the poem De Scaevola. that begins with:

DE SCAEVOLA.
Lictorem pro rege necans nunc mutius ultro... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXX X aXaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0100 100111011010 100010100110 1001001010100 100110010001010 110110110010 10101010101 100 0111111101 10010110101 0101010101 1100011101 1101011111 11111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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