This is an analysis of the poem L'Art Et Le Peuple (Art And The People) that begins with:

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L'art, c'est la gloire et la joie....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXXXXX XXbXXX XXXXXc X dXdXcX XXeafe XXXXXX d eeaeea gggccg eeeaae ffacca ggaXgX eehXeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,1,6,6,6,1,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111111 11111 11011 1101000 110110 111101 10111100 1111100 111111 11111 1101101 101111 111110 111011 1101100 01001101 1101111 111111 1 110100 111010 111001 1110110 011001 11100 11110 1011111 001111 1011111 11011 111110 11110 110100 10101110 111000 10011 101010 11010 110010001 101001101 010000111 110100 101001011 101011011 11001101 1110101 100100100 01001011 001001001 11110101 11001001 11011001 11010001 101111011 11010111 11010111 11001011 1101101 1011101 1101101 101001111 1101011 11011001 1101111 101111010 110100100 1100101 1101100 11001011 11011101 1011111 10001011 11001011 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; la, que, art are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words que, peuple, chante, art, chant are repeated.

    The author used the same words l'art, art at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase free connects the lines.

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

  • summary of L'Art Et Le Peuple (Art And The People);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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