This is an analysis of the poem Consolation. (To M. Duperrier, Gentleman Of Aix In Provence, On The Death Of His Daughter) that begins with:
Will then, Duperrier, thy sorrow be eternal?
And shall the sad discourse ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efeX dede cece XgXgXbfbf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011001100010 110110 1001111100010 100101 1101010001010 111001 10010101011010 111101 1101110101010 111010 1010010101010 1010000 1110011101010 010101 0111111111010 010111 11010010101010 110111 1011011101010 111001 0110010101110 101111 01001101000010 101101 0100110100010 010101 0011101001010 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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