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

Dans tes cheveux, flot brun qui submerge le peigne
Sur tes seins frissonnants, ombrés d’ambre, que baigne...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXa XXXXXX XXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110101 1111001111 101101111001 11110101101100 100001111100 1000111111 10011001011 110011111 1011111111 11111111100110 110101101110 101110110100 110011010011 111101110110 10101111111 1111011001 1101111111 1110010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (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 Sultanerie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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