Analysis of Lines on Curll
Alexander Pope 1688 (London) – 1744 (Twickenham)
So when Curll's Stomach the strong Drench o'ercame,
(Infus'd in Vengenance of insulted Fame)
Th' Avenger sees, with a delighted Eye,
His long Jaws open, and his Colour fly;
And while his Guts the keen Emeticks urge,
Smiles on the Vomit, and enjoys the Purge.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 111100111 010110101 110101100101 111100111 01110111 1101000101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 261 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 200 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 23, 2023
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