This is an analysis of the poem Les Ballons that begins with:

Against these turbid turquoise skies
The light and luminous balloons... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa baab caac dbbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 01110001 1111101 1110101 10100101 1111101 1110101 1111101 1001111 1010101 1010001 10101001 1001111 1110100 10010101 0010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; like is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word each is repeated.

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  • summary of Les Ballons;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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