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

Je sais rouler une amourette
En cigarette,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX XXXa XXXX aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101100 1101 111101111 11101011 111101010 1111111 10011010 1011 10111010 10011100 11111011 11111 111110011 1110111 01010100 11111 111101101 1100 10011011 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; les is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines che is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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