This is an analysis of the poem A Bunch Of Triolets that begins with:

You like the trifling triolet:
Well, here are three or four.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAbXbaXA CBcCcbCB DEdDdXDE FGfFfgFG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 111111 01110101 1101010 01110101 011101 1101010 111111 1110100101 100101 0011110101 1110100101 10111101001 1001011 1110100101 100101 11000101 10010101 01010001 11000101 11010001 11010101 11000101 10010101 110111 110111 110101 110111 111101 111011 110111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, how, many, maids, you, love are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Bunch Of Triolets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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