a year, and in the meantime, Rodrigue will continue to fight against the Moors and remain faithful to Chimène and become even more worthy of her love. Structure Rhyme scheme The play is written in rhyming couplets with alternating masculine and feminine rhymes, as is typical of French drama. The opening lines are as follows: Chimène. Elvire, m'as-tu fait un rapport bien sincère ? Ne déguises-tu rien de ce qu'a dit mon père ? Elvire. Tous mes sens à moi-même en sont encor charmés : Il estime Rodrigue autant que vous l'aimez, Et si je ne m'abuse à lire dans son âme, Il vous commandera de répondre à sa flamme. Some English translations of the play imitate the rhyme scheme, while others are written in prose. Meter The play's meter is alexandrine (or vers alexandrin), which was popular in classical French poetry. Each line must contain 12 syllables, and major accents are placed on the 6th and 12th syllables. The caesure (caesura, or pause) occurs after the 6th syllable, halfway through the line. It is frequently used as a strong syntactic break in the wording. Each half of the line (6 syllables) is referred to as a hemistich (hémistiche). Enjambment is not used in the French alexandrin, but is sometimes employed in English translation of the verse. The name of the line originated from the Roman d'Alexandre, written in 1170. Adaptations Scholars estimate that at least twenty-six composers have created an operatic adaptation of the classic tale. Most notably, the play is the basis for the opera Le Cid by Jules Massenet and partly for Handel's Flavio. Roger Iglésias directed a made-for-television adaptation, which was broadcast on February 24, 1962. A number of literary, theatrical, and film parodies also exist, mostly in French culture. See also Académie française Cornelian dilemma Mocedades de Rodrigo Las Mocedades del Cid Le Cid (opera) Notes References Bailey, Matthew, and Giles, Ryan, D., editors (2016). Charlemagne and his Legend in Spanish Literature and Historiography. D. S. Brewer. . Bentley, Eric, editor (2000). "Le Cid" in The Misanthrope and Other French Classics. New York: Applause Books. Burgwinkle, William, Hammond, Nicholas, and Wilson, Emma, editors (2011). The Cambridge History of French Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. . Corneille, Pierre. Trans.: Roscoe Morgan (1896). Le Cid. New York: Hinds & Noble. Franco, Andrés (1984). "Castro y Bellvís, Guillén de" in Hochman 1984, vol. 1, pp. 475–477. Garreau, Joseph