This is an analysis of the poem In Seditionem Horrendam, Corruptelis Gallicus Ut Fertue, Londini Nuper Exortam that begins with:

Perfida, crudelis, victa et lymphata furore,
Non armis, laurum Gallia fraude petit.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX a bbccaacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010010110010 1101010110 1001010100110 1010010010 1001001110010 10101110011 1010110011010 11100100010 010 11010101001 11010100101 0101010101 1011110101 0111010101 11001110011 1101010101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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