This is an analysis of the poem Fête Champêtre that begins with:

Under the shadow of the trees
We sat together, you and I;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbaA cbac deddXeeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011001 11010111 11010111 10011001 00110001 11010101 01010101 01010011 11001101 11010101 11111101 11101101 010011111 11110011 1110101 01111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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