This is an analysis of the poem They Say: that begins with:
They say:'Be prudent' - and then comes this dithyramb:
Who thinks to strike Nero...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXX abab aXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101110101 110110 10011111111 110101 100100010011 111011 10110100111 011001 111010011101 1100010 110111011001 100101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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