This is an analysis of the poem Rondalla that begins with:

Enfant aux airs d'impératrice,
Colombe aux regards de faucon,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXX XXXX XXXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 010101010 11111101 01101110 111101111 10111001 111101 1111111 111110 01001100 110111111 11101110 111111100 10110010 110111110 11101011 1111101 10110100 01101101 11110010 0111101 1101111110 01011111 1011010 101010100 10110010 111100100 111110 101001111 01111101 011111111 11001100 1101111 11010111 101111111 1011110 111010111 111101110 10001010111 11101111 11110 1110111 11101111 11100110 11111111 11110011 011111010 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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