This is an analysis of the poem Qui Est Ami Du Coeur Est Ami De La Bourse that begins with:

Qui est ami du coeur est ami de la bourse,
Ce dira quelque honnête et hardi demandeur,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa aXXX bbX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10110010110011 11011110100 1010101010 101111011111 11110101111 10111101111 111111100100 10101111010 101111100001 1101011111 111110110010 1111101111100 11110111110 11111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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