This is an analysis of the poem Au Jardin that begins with:

O you away high there,
you that lean...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcd XEdfe cXXbgagc fXbc XE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 111 010100010111 110101011 010101111 11010010 011 11111101 1110 111011011 111101011 0111011011 111011101110 11011000 111011 1001011 11011 11011 111101100100 11111000101 110111 111 11010010 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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