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

A Michel Budes
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 01010 1110100010 10011011000 10110010010 010111111110 101101111010 100101111100 101111101010 111110101110 110111100110 11000100100 1110111100 0111011011 11001011100 1100011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, des, d are repeated.

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

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