This is an analysis of the poem Fortunatus Nimium that begins with:

I
I have lain in the sun,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdc XXccc XXefe Xagfg aXhih acdid Xcaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111001 111111 111111 11001 1 11101 11010 11111 01111 1 11001 11011 11101 11001 1 01111 101110 001001 101101 1 11001 01111 11011 11101 1 10111 11011 11101 01001 1 101001 11101 01010 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, have are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, my are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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