This is an analysis of the poem In Rufum. Catul. Ep. 64 that begins with:

IN RUFUM. CATUL. EP. 64.
Noli admirari, quare tibi foemina nulla,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXXXaXXXX b ccddeeXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,1,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 10100011110010 11010010010 110110001010 110000100100 101101010011110 11100110010 11010110110101 10110101010 1110010010010 1100010110 010 1111001011 1101010101 1011111100 1001000101 0101011111 1011101111 1111101101 111111100101 1000101111 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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 In Rufum. Catul. Ep. 64;
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  • idea of the verse;
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