This is an analysis of the poem The Swan Of Dijon that begins with:

I was in Dijon when the war's wild blast
Was at its loudest; when there was no sound... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaabXX cdcXdd Xaabbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100110111 1101011111 0101110101 1100110001 11001010101 0100010101 1101010111 1001111100 1100101101 1100010101 1101110111 1111010110 1100010101 0101010101 1100111111 1101101101 1011010101 1101010101 1100101101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of The Swan Of Dijon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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