This is an analysis of the poem Our Maecenas that begins with:

What! Don't you our Mæcenas know
The man who started, years ago,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd aaa eXe cXc ffX ggg hhh ddd aaa hhh gXXXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111101 01110001 11010101 11110001 01010101 01000001 11100101 11110101 11010101 11000111 11011101 11110101 01010001 01011111 01110111 11110101 110101000 00110111 11010011 11011100 11001101 11110111 11110101 11011100 11010101 11010101 11011101 01010001 11011100 11010100 11111111 11111111 11111101 11110111 01010011 111100001 11110101 11010101 01110111 11110111 11111110 11001101 10010011 01010101 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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  • summary of Our Maecenas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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