This is an analysis of the poem Un Immense Désespoir that begins with:

Un immense désespoir
Noir...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXa bbXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 1 10 10111110 101111 10 1111111 1 10 1111110 110111 11 101110 1 11 110111 1110100 1 1111101 1 10 1110110 10010111 11 111100 1 10 110110 11110001 01 111011 1 11 10110 1011101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Un Immense Désespoir;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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