This is an analysis of the poem Paroxysms Of Caesars (Rages De Césars) that begins with:

This man, pale, walks the flowering lawns,
Dressed in black, cigar between his teeth. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa XXXb Xbc aXa X X XXXX XbXX Xcb XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,1,1,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101001 101010101 0111010100 0100110111 01000101111 110110010 1001111010101000 1001011111 11111110 101011101 11010100101 110101010011 11010001001 1101110111 01001 1001 1101110010 101101101011 1110111100 110111010110 110001101111 1111110110 110001010111 1101011111 101111111110 10101010001 1110101100011 11011111100 11010011011 1110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; le is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word il at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Paroxysms Of Caesars (Rages De Césars);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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