This is an analysis of the poem Ce N'Est L'Ambition, Ni Le Soin D'Acquérir, that begins with:

Ce n'est l'ambition, ni le soin d'acquérir,
Qui m'a fait délaisser ma rive paternelle,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX aaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11100101100 1111011100 1111101110 1111011010 01101110001 111101101100 111111001 101111111111100 1101111011 11101101110 11001111110 1111100111011 1111011111 1011011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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 Ce N'Est L'Ambition, Ni Le Soin D'Acquérir,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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