This is an analysis of the poem Rendezvous that begins with:

Long before the dawn breaks
With a bird's cry,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a b a X A c b d b X b e f d f e f c A g a g a X X eXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 0011 10100101 1111 10001101 100101 11010101 0010001 11011111 1101001 1010111 010001 11010111 100101 10011111 1010101 1111011 01101 11111111 100101 1011101 10101 11111111 10101 11100100 0101110 01110101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 29
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 27
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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