This is an analysis of the poem De Quintia Et Sesbia. Ep. 87 that begins with:

DE QUINTIA ET LESBIA. EP. 87.
Quintia formosa est multis, mihi candida, longa,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXaX X bbaacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01011011 1001001101010010 10011101100100 101001010110100 10011001101010 10010011110001001 11001010100100 100 1001011111 1001001101 11111110101 0111111101 1101110111 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; est, all are repeated.

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  • summary of De Quintia Et Sesbia. Ep. 87;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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