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

Her grave, sweet haughtiness
Pleaseth me, and in like wise...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaab baXbb ab cbd aebXXbXcdaXeaaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,2,3,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100 1011011 010100 1011001111 10111001101 111101001 1011010 1001001111 11111 101110110100 111011101 11111011 111010011 111 111010 1001001110110 100110111100 11011001 0111100100 0101111 11010010 11001111 11010110 1111101 11011010 100101 010110 1100101 1010100 1100101 01010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Salon;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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