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

Les fillettes sont bien grandies
Qu’on faisait sauter dans ses mains !...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XaXa bbX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11001110 110010111 10101100 10100110 101111100 11001100 11010110 11001010 111111 10110011 110001110 1111110 11001110 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Almanach;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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