This is an analysis of the poem Pasiphae that begins with:
Tu gémis sur l'Ida, mourante, échevelée,
O reine! ô de Minos épouse désolée!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101010 1101011 10110111010 111011110 11111101 1011001011 11011110100 110101011 110100101001 011010100110 11111011001 1110110111110 1010101100 111101110100 11111010 100101111000 110101001100 111111101110 101110100110 1110011110 111111110 101100010110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 998
- Average number of words per stanza: 176
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Pasiphae;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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