The Brothers: Act the Third: Scene VII
This is no more than I foretold: and wellIf his intemp'rance would stop here!--But thisImmoderate indulgence must produceSome terrible misfortune in the end.--I'll hence, find out my brother, tell my news,And empty all my indignation on him. (Exit.
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The Brothers: Act the Third: Scene VII 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 Third: Scene VII, in The Comedies of Terence (1765), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22695, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/terence-comedies/the-brothers-act-the-third-scene-vii.html, id L25833.
Form and metre
The Brothers: Act the Third: Scene VII is 6 lines in a single stanza. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 87%).
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| This is no more than I foretold: and well | 10 | ······˘/·· |
| If his intemp'rance would stop here!--But this | 10 | ·········· |
| Immoderate indulgence must produce | 10 | ˘/˘˘˘/˘·˘/ |
| Some terrible misfortune in the end. | 10 | ·/˘˘˘/˘··· |
| --I'll hence, find out my brother, tell my news, | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
| And empty all my indignation on him. (Exit. | 13 | ·/˘···˘/˘··/˘ |
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