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

Sur le terrain de foire, au grand soleil brûlé,
Le cirque des chevaux de bois s'est ébranlé...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111011 011100111 111011011110 1111001110 111110110110 111110110101 1111010010 1110111110 10111011111 11101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 466
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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