This is an analysis of the poem Diamant Enfumé that begins with:

Il est des diamants aux si rares lueurs
Que, pris par les voleurs ou perdus dans la rue,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011101 111110110111 110010111100 101101110 1100111010 101011011111 11111110111 11100010010 1011111100100 1010111101 01110111110 1110011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

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

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

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