This is an analysis of the poem Ad Cattonum that begins with:

I know not, Mr. Catton, who you are,
Nor very clearly why; but you go far... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeXddbbee ffbbggcchhbbgggg cciijjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111010111 1101011111 0111110101 01001000101 1111110101 0101010101 1111010101 0101110101 1011000101 0110010101 0101010011 0111001101 11000010101 0111110011 010011111010 01001101010 0101010111 0101010101 1101110101 1001001101 1100110101 1100010111 1111010101 1101000101 1111110101 1101111111 0101001101 1001110010 1100010101 0111011101 1001001101 0101110011 1001010011 0101010011 0101100111 10010100101 1101011101 0100010101 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 525
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, as are repeated.

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  • summary of Ad Cattonum;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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