This is an analysis of the poem Tristesses De Narapatisejou that begins with:

Iraouady, tes vagues saintes
Aux vagues saintes du Kiendwen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010 11010010 101101110 01100100 1101101 1111100 100111 11110010 1111010 11010111 100011110 11001101 0110100 11001100 0101101 11111100 10110001 11101110 10010110 1101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Tristesses De Narapatisejou;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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