Stanza XLV
l. 217-222.—Note the intensity of the speaker’s feeling and his savage joy at the close.
Stanza XLVI
Slow time throughout.
Stanza XLVII
l. 227.—Moderate time.
l. 231-234.—Transition to the proud and contemptuous defiance of Horatius. The time is moderate; the key is high, because Horatius is calling to the opposing army.
Stanza LI
l. 235-236.—Simple narrative.