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

Jeune fille du caboulot,
De quel pays es-tu venue...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb XXXX XXXX XXXc XXcX XXXa XXXX XXXX XaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 0111110 110111 11010100 110100 1110110 01101011 11101110 110100 111101010 1110101 11010011 110100 11101111 011110 11111101 110100 1111 10011011 1110101 110100 111011 1111101 1111110 110100 11100111 11001111 11011110 110100 1101111 1111111 100111101 110100 1101010 0100111 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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