This is an analysis of the poem Easy Is The Triolet that begins with:

Easy is the Triolet,
If you really learn to make it!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAaXaaXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 01101010 1010111 100010 1111111 00101110 100010 01101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Easy Is The Triolet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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