This is an analysis of the poem Ballade Of Aucassin that begins with:
Where smooth the southern waters run
By rustling leagues of poplars grey,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXbcbC ababbcbC ababbcbC XXbcbC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 11010101 01011101 11010101 11011101 110101101 110010101 01001101 01111101 11011101 01010011 01010101 11111101 11010101 11011111 01001101 11110110 010011101 100010101 11010101 11011101 11110001 11110011 01001101 10 11010101 11111101 11111101 01001101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word nicolette at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Ballade Of Aucassin;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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