This is an analysis of the poem Le Poete that begins with:

... Pour lui
L'ombre du cabinet en délices abonde....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1010011010 1111110010011 11111110110 111010101101 1101111011 1111111101 110111111110 111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 364
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; et, il are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word il is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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