Novel by Arthur Rimbaud: poem analysis

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

I.
No one's serious at seventeen....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X Abbb cdee X XXdf abcg X dXXX gbfc X fXdc XbAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,1,4,4,1,4,4,1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111001101 11001111101 11101000101111 110111010101 10111111 010101111111 01110101 110101011 1 1011101 1110101011 110100111 011001111 11101100 100101011 01101101 11110010101 1 01110101010 1101111000 10101101010011 0010110 01111011110 1110111 10111001 110001111 1 1011010110 101110101 1111111 11110101 1110100101000 11011101 111001101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, you're are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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