This is an analysis of the poem Ad M. T. Ciceronem. Catul Ep. 50. that begins with:

AD M. T. CICERONEM.
CATUL EP. 50.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXXXXXX XX XXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111000 1011 1000100100 1111110 111010010 1011100100 101001010 101001010 10110010100 0101101 0110100 1001110011 0101111010 10110111111 1111010101 11110101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines poeta is repeated).

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