This is an analysis of the poem O Seasons, O Chateaux that begins with:

1. (From: Fetes de la Patience)
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a BC B DD eE fF cb gg B b X BC DD eE fF cb B aaXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100110 110101 100101 110101 01010101 01001101 110111 010111 1011010 00111010 11010111 1011101 10010111 01011101 110101 110101 10110110 110101 100101 01010101 01001101 010011 010111 110101010 00111010 11110111 1011101 110101 01000101 0001011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 45
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; o is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o is repeated.

    The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines chateaux is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word chateaux at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of O Seasons, O Chateaux;
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  • history of its creation;
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