This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet (J'Ai Bâti Dans Ma Fantaisie) that begins with:

J’ai bâti dans ma fantaisie
Un théâtre aux décors divers:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111110 111110 10001111 11111 1111101 111010 110011 1011110 11111011 1110111 111111011111 11011100 11111011 11011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Sonnet (J'Ai Bâti Dans Ma Fantaisie);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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