This is an analysis of the poem Mar. Lib. Iv. Ep. 33. that begins with:

MAR. LIB. IV. EP. 33.
Et latet et lucet, Phaetontide condita gutta... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX X XXXX
  • 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: 11111 11011010010010 11001010101 1101101010010 1000100111001 010 1111101101 0100110100 11100111100 10010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

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