Analysis of The Patterns
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
Erinna is a model parent,
Her children have never discovered her adulteries.
Lalage is also a model parent,
Her offspring are fat and happy.
| Scheme | ABAC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101010 01011001001 111001010 0111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 145 |
| Words | 26 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 22, 2023
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