This is an analysis of the poem Ad Juvencium. Cat. Ep. 49. that begins with:

AD JUVENCIUM. CAT. EP. 49.
Mellitos oculos tuos, Juvenci,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXX X aXXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1100111 1001001100 11110110 111010100 1101010100 1110100100 111010000 0100 1001111 00111111 11010111 11011101 11010111 01001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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