Claud. in Eutr
Qui spiris tegeret montes, hauriret hiatuFlumina, &c. Claud. Pref. in Ruf.
Cum comparata rictibus tuis oraNiliacus habet crocodilus angusta.
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Claud. in Eutr is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2, Project Gutenberg ebook #18827; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Edward Young, Claud. in Eutr, in The Poetical Works, Volume II (1742–1745), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #18827, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/young-night-thoughts/claud-in-eutr.html, id L09488.
Form and metre
Claud. in Eutr is 4 lines in 2 stanzas of 2 lines each. This poem did not settle on a metre of its own; the book it comes from is in iambic pentameter. 100% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 11.0 syllables. 1 line ends on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qui spiris tegeret montes, hauriret hiatu | 13 | ······/˘····· |
| Flumina, &c. Claud. Pref. in Ruf. | 8 | ········ |
| Cum comparata rictibus tuis ora | 11 | ·········/˘ |
| Niliacus habet crocodilus angusta. | 12 | ············ |
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