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

J'ai vu sur la colline,
Pieds nus, cheveux au vent, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX XaXX XXbX XcXX XXbX XaXX XcbX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 111011 01 11101 1101 100111 10 1100 1111110 011100 01 111010 10110 110101 11 100011 1111110 10111 01 111010 01010 101110 11 101011 1111110 11110 01 110110 100101 1110100 11 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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