This is an analysis of the poem Drag Mi-Ai Fost… that begins with:

Drag mi-ai fost, mi-ai fost odată,
Dar ce-a fost n-a fost să mai fie,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111110 1101101111 111101 101111 11001100 11110 110110 1011110 111011110 110110 111111 1100100 1101111 1110011 11101011 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Drag Mi-Ai Fost…;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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