This is an analysis of the poem Ausonius Epig that begins with:

AUSONIUS EPIG.
Emptis quod libris tibi bibliotheca referta est,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXX X aabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10010 1011011100010001 1011000110010 1001001011001 01011100010 010 0101111101 0110011101 1111111111 01010100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ausonius Epig;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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