This is an analysis of the poem Quand Meme that begins with:

AGE pauses on his toilsome way
To let youth pluck her flowers of play; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc ddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 011101001 101111111 11110101 111101110 111110110 11010011 001011010 11111101 10011100 11110111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 Quand Meme;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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