This is an analysis of the poem Que Ferai-Je, Morel ? Dis-Moi, Si Tu L'Entends that begins with:

Que ferai-je, Morel ? Dis-moi, si tu l'entends,
Ferai-je encore ici plus longue demeurance,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa aXaX XXX XXX
  • 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: 1101101111110 1011111011100 111001110001 111010101010 1111010111111 0110111110 1111110101010 111110010110 1111101101 111110111011 111110011111110 11100101101100 111011111110 11111110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; je, mon are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words mais, je are repeated.

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  • summary of Que Ferai-Je, Morel ? Dis-Moi, Si Tu L'Entends;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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