This is an analysis of the poem Monsieur Qui Passe that begins with:

A purple blot against the dead white door
In my friend's rooms, bathed in their vile pink light,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacbc dedXfcXcfX egegdbdbaXaX hXhadadgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,12,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010111 0111101111 11110001 1111110101 101111110001 11010101101 11010111 11000101 11111101 1011011101010 11001101001 11011111 0111110101 11010001 11010101 011101011010 1100110101 11010111 1001111101 1111111101 10001111111 1110111101 011111101 1001111111 111101111101 110111010101 1101110111 0111011111010 1110111101 11110101110 011101110101 1111111101 1011111101 111111010111 11010111010101 1110111 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 431
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • 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:

    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; of, one, to, it, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, one are repeated.

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

  • summary of Monsieur Qui Passe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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