This is an analysis of the poem Valse Jeune that begins with:

ARE favoring ladies above thee?
Are there dowries and lands? Do they say... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX babX bXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010011 111011111 1010111111 110 1010010110 101011001 1111111110 1010 0010111110 1110011000 0010010010 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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  • summary of Valse Jeune;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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