This is an analysis of the poem Catullus : V. that begins with:

Let us live and let us love,
Lesbia, caring not a curse...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccdde abddffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111111 1010101 10101011 1111101 1111111 1011111 00101010 11010101 1010101 1010111 1011101 11111110 10111110 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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