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

Down the long quay the slow boats glide,
While here and there a house looms white ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbb cdcdd Eaeaa fgfgg dadaa ececc bdbdd dhdhh Eieii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10110111 11110111 010100100 11110101 11110001 11101001 01010101 11111101 11001101 11110101 11011111 01110111 110101101 10111111 111110111 01110101 110010111 11100111 01110101 11111101 11111111 010110001 11111101 01011111 11111111 11111101 11011111 00010111 10011101 01110101 10110101 110010101 11110111 01010101 10110111 10111111 01010101 11011111 01110111 11011111 11011111 10111011 110101101 1111111111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, to are repeated.

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

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

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