The Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIII
He's gone--gone in--and faith no welcome roarer------Especially to Ctesipho.--But whatCan I do now; unless, till this blows over,I sneak into some corner, and sleep offThis wine that lies upon my head?--I'll do't.(Exit reeling.
Words in this poem
- roarer n.
- One who, or that which, roars. Specifically: (a) A riotous fellow; a roaring boy.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
The Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIII is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Comedies of Terence, Project Gutenberg ebook #22695; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Terence, The Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIII, in The Comedies of Terence (1765), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22695, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/terence-comedies/the-brothers-act-the-fourth-scene-xiii.html, id L25847.
Form and metre
The Brothers: Act the Fourth: Scene XIII is 6 lines in a single stanza. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 80%).
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Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| He's gone--gone in--and faith no welcome roarer---- | 11 | ·······/˘/˘ |
| --Especially to Ctesipho.--But what | 9 | ˘/˘······ |
| Can I do now; unless, till this blows over, | 10 | ·········· |
| I sneak into some corner, and sleep off | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
| This wine that lies upon my head?--I'll do't. | 10 | ·········· |
| (Exit reeling. | 4 | /˘/˘ |
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