This is an analysis of the poem Mademoiselle From Armentières that begins with:

Mademoiselle from Armentières, Parley-voo?
Mademoiselle from Armentières, Parley-voo?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXbbX XXccX XXbbX XXddX XXcXX XXeeX XXbbXXXeeX XXaXX XXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,5,5,5,5,10,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101000101 100101000101 100101000 110010100 1010101 100101000101 100101000101 1101101001 111011101 1010101 100101000101 100101000101 110110101 0110100101 1010101 100101000101 100101000101 11110111 101110111 1010101 100101000101 100101000101 111010101 1010010101 1010101 100101000101 100101000101 11100100101 1101011001 1010101 0111101101 0111101101 0111101 1011011 1010101 010010111101 010010111101 010010111 111100101 1010101 01010101101 01010101101 01100101 010110101 1010101 11010111101 11010111101 11010111 111001010000 1010101 100101000101 100101000101 11111111 110100110 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mademoiselle, from, armenti, res, parley, voo, get, and, you, might, forget are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words mademoiselle, the, you are repeated.

    The author used the same words mademoiselle, the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines voo is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word voo at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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