This is an analysis of the poem Horace, Book I. Ode Xxxviii. (2) that begins with:

Boy! I detest all Persian fopperies,
Fillet-bound garlands are to me disgusting;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110100 01110101010 11100101111 1101010 110111111100 11010100010 11010111110 01110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me is repeated.

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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  • critical appreciation.

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