This is an analysis of the poem La Blessée that begins with:

A ma mère.
La blessée est contre un coussin...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXXXXa XXXb aXaaXXXcX XXXb XXXXXXcXX XXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,4,9,4,9,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 11011110 1010110 1111001 1011010 11111110 11101011 10111011 110110110 10011011 1101110 10111110 10110111 0101101 1101111 1111110 1010111 11010101 111111111 11011100 10111010 11110 11001110 1101110 10111110 1110111 111100101 1110110 011110 1111100 10101001 11101100 11111111 101111110 111111 11101011 1101110 10111110 11000111 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; elle is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words qu, on, elle are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Charles Cros