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

These things my spirit bids me
teach the men of Athens: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbccadXbc eedca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 101010 1100 110101010 1100110 1110110 1100001010 1011111 101 1001000100 10010010010 11001010 01010100 11010010011 1000111110 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Eunomia.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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