This is an analysis of the poem Marcus Varro that begins with:

Marcus Varro went up and down
The places where old books were sold;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX eXeXfgfg bcbXeheh adadbdbd bhbhibib jdjdiciX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10101111 01011101 11110101 11011101 11010111 10011111 11010111 01100100 100110101 1000111010 11010111 1000101000 110010101 110010111 11010101 11011101 11010101 11100101 01110001 11110100 10110101 01010011 01110001 00110101 11010111 110100111 11110001 01000101 11111101 10110101 11010111 11010101 11011101 0101001 010100011 101100101 010100101 11011111 11011001 11110101 01110101 10010101 01110101 01010101 0101011 11010111 11000111 111101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words 'pictures, how, we, and are repeated.

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