This is an analysis of the poem Longtemps Si J'Ai Demeuré Seul that begins with:

Longtemps si j'ai demeuré seul,
Ah ! qu'une nuit je te revoie. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaX XbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 11011111 110101 1010 11011 01111010 11111 1011 11110100 0111011111 11111011 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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  • summary of Longtemps Si J'Ai Demeuré Seul;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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