This is an analysis of Horace, Seventh Epode by James Clerk Maxwell.

Whither, whither, reckless Romans,
Are you rushing, sword in hand?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd caXX ebaX afef
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10101010 1110101 11101010 1010111 11101010 1110101 110100010 1010101 100001010100 1010101 10111010 10101010 00100010 1010101 10101010 10100111 11101010 1011101 10101010 1000101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20