This is an analysis of the poem Catallus Cx - A Translation that begins with:

Alfie, honest mistresses are lauded;
The presents they receive they earn, but you,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010100110 0101011111 11110111010 1101010111 1111110001 0111011001 0101011001 1101110101 1111011101 1110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 423
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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