The Younger Edda

words removed
67,881
marks left
16,471
words a sentence
12.3
most used mark
,

Its punctuation fingerprint: each mark's share, on the same scale as every book on the shelf.

Its punctuation twin, the closest fingerprint on the shelf: The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol. 1, 1837-1843, Queen of Great Britain Victoria. More twins

Snorri Sturluson on the shelf

2 books by Snorri Sturluson are on the shelf. Its fingerprint is the 2nd closest of the 2 to their average. Of the 623 other authors on the shelf, Snorri Sturluson's punctuation is closest to Hilaire Belloc's.

Snorri Sturluson's average fingerprint

Marks per 1,000 words, except words per sentence and dialogue (the share of words inside quotation marks).
This bookSnorri Sturluson's averageEvery book's median
Semicolons8.311.17.2
Commas100.488.376.6
Colons7.45.41.6
Exclamation marks0.50.62.8
Question marks1.71.33.7
Words per sentence12.317.017.0
Dialogue1%13%22%
  • The Younger Eddac. 1220
  • Heimskringlac. 1230

Every mark in reading order, left to right, top to bottom. Sentence endings are pink.

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