This is an analysis of the poem Rosemonde that begins with:

Longtemps au pied du perron de
La maison où entra la dame...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbX XXXaX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10110100 11011011 1101101 110101 1110110 100111 011011111 10110100 111111 111010110 111100100 10101100 111110 110011110 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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