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

Un temple ambré, le ciel bleu, des cariatides.
Des bois mystérieux; un peu plus loin, la mer…...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XaaX XXb XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110101111000 1110111111 1100110110 1111000111110 110101111100 11001111011 110010101101 1101111110100 1110111010 100110011000 101101101110 110111111010 101001110110 1010101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; un, et are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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