Complex sentence: In the poem Choucoune desserts the poet for a Frenchman's favors; reportedly the real Choucoune and Durand parted because of the poet's serial philandering.
Split into simpler sentences: In the poem, Choucoune desserts the poet for a Frenchman's favors. Reportedly the real Choucoune and Durand parted because of the poet's serial philandering.