This is an analysis of the poem Erichthon that begins with:
J'apprends, pour disputer un prix si glorieux,
Le bel art d'Érichthon, mortel prodigieux...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 10110011110 0111010100 11110111010 1011101011100 111110001 11010100010 1101111110100 110111100100 01010111100 001110101011 1101111100110 11011101110 1011111100 100100111000
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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 Erichthon;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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