This is an analysis of Parody Of A Translation From The Medea Of Euripides by Samuel Johnson.

Ere shall they not, who resolute explore
Times gloomy backward with judicious eyes;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eded Xded fgfg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1111110101 1101000101 110101001 1111100001 1001110101 0101000101 1001011101 1101010101 0101011111 11001110001 1011011101 0101111111 1100010101 0101110101 11100010101 11011100101 11010010101 11010101010 0101010101 11110101010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

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