This is an analysis of the poem In France that begins with:

The poplars in the fields of France
Are golden ladies come to dance; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabb aacc ddaa eeAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 11010101 11010101 11100101 01101111 11010111 01010101 11011101 01000101 11010111 11110101 01010101 01011101 01010101 01000101 110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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