This is an analysis of the poem On Hermocratia (From The Greek) that begins with:
Hermocratia named -- save only one --
Twice fifteen births I bore, and buried none;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 100011101 1011111101 1101011101 1101111111 1101011101 0100011101 1111110101 01001110101 11110101 1101010111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 407
- Average number of words per stanza: 69
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.
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