This is an analysis of the poem The Poet Laberius that begins with:

PRESERVED BY MACROBIUS.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabbccbbbbddeeffggee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011100 111101101001 1101001101 11010101001 1001010111 0111110111 1111111101 100111100011 0101111101 10110100111 1111010011 1111001101 1001010101 11011100101 1001010101 11111101001 1101100101 1111011101 0101011111 0101011101 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 437
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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; my is repeated.

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  • summary of The Poet Laberius;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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