This is an analysis of the poem Ad Quintium. Cat. Ep. 83 that begins with:

AD QUINTIUM. CAT. EP. 83.
Quinti, si tibi vis oculos debere Catullum,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX X aAaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 10111110010100 110111001100 1001101011010 01100111001100 010 1001011001 1111010111 1011010101 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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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  • summary of Ad Quintium. Cat. Ep. 83;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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