This is an analysis of the poem L'Orgue that begins with:

à André Gill
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXAB XXXAB cXXAB ddXAB ccXAB XXXAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11110010 011110100 1111110 111 01011110 10111101 101101 110111110 111 01011110 110111 1011110 1001110 111 01011110 111110 11111 1110100 111 01011110 1101101 1111101 011100 111 01011110 11011110 11111010 11011100 111 01011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; hou is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word branches at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of L'Orgue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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