This is an analysis of the poem Fragments - Lines 0173 - 0178 that begins with:

Of all things it is poverty that most subdues a noble man,
More even than hoary old age, Kyrnos, or fever;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110010011100101 1101101110110 01001011101110001 11101111 1010111001101 11101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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 Fragments - Lines 0173 - 0178;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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