This is an analysis of the poem Qui A Vu Quelquefois Un Grand Chêne Asséché that begins with:

Qui a vu quelquefois un grand chêne asséché,
Qui pour son ornement quelque trophée porte,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XaXX XXX bbX
  • 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: 10111001111 111100111 1011111111 1011001111 11100111101 1111111011 1111000111110 111101111 11100111111 1111011101 01100111 1110111001011 11011111001 111010010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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