This is an analysis of the poem Ave Caesar that begins with:

No bitterness: our ancestors did it.
They were only ignorant and hopeful, they wanted freedom but wealth too....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111000 101010011011010111 11001011010 110111110010111100 11001001011 10011010101001 11100100010010 101001010101111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 426
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ave Caesar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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