This is an analysis of the poem De Suo In Lesbiam Amore Ep. 88. that begins with:

DE SUO IN LESBIAM AMORE. EP. 88.
Nulla potest mulier tantum se dicere amatam... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXa X bbbb
  • 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: 010101011 101010101110100 1100110100101 101101101010 10010111100101 100 11110111010 1011010101 1111010111 1011111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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 De Suo In Lesbiam Amore Ep. 88.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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