This is an analysis of the poem Croquis De Cloître (Iv) that begins with:

Le choeur, alors qu'il est sombre et dévotieux,
Et qu'un recueillement sur les choses s'embrume, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXa XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 011010011110 1101000111010 011111110110 1110111010 1101110100 11011101110 110011111 1111111100 11101110111 111011011 100101011111 1011101101000 111001011100 100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Croquis De Cloître (Iv);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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