This is an analysis of the poem On A Fowler, By Isidorus that begins with:

With seeds and birdlime, from the desert air,
Eumelus gather'd free, though scanty fare.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0111000101 1001011101 1101011101 11001110011 1100111001 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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