This is an analysis of the poem Elle Sait Que L'Attente Est Un Cruel Supplice that begins with:

Elle sait que l'attente est un cruel supplice,
Qu'il doit souffrir déjà, qu'il faut qu'elle accomplisse...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100111010 10110110110100 010100111110 110101011100 111010110 1100101111 110010011 1111101011 01011110110 1101010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 453
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Elle Sait Que L'Attente Est Un Cruel Supplice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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