This is an analysis of the poem By Callimachus that begins with:

At morn we placed on his funeral bier
Young Melanippus; and, at eventide,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ottava rima
  • Metre: 1111101001 1100011100 0100010111 1011010101 1100010101 0101010101 11111101001 111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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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