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

O you,
Who came upon me once... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 110111 11010111010 10111010110 10111001110011 11110010 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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