This is an analysis of the poem Julie Claire that begins with:

Oh Julie Claire was very fair,
Yet generous as well,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeae XcdcaXXX XfXffccc dgageded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110011 110010101 010101 01010101 110001 01011101 111111 110101010 10101 01010101 110001 11011101 010110 110101001 001000 11110111 010111 110101001 110001 11011101 1010111 11010101 110101 10110101 110101 11011101 110101 1111011 110111 110100110 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • 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.

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  • summary of Julie Claire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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