This is an analysis of the poem Béranger's "Broken Fiddle" that begins with:
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There, there, poor dog, my faithful friend,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bCAC X bded X bfgf X hfbf a iXgj a fkgk X bCXC X kgXg X ldjd h glfl a eiai X ljhX XXbcAc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 11111101 111110110 11011111 111111010 1 10101000101 010101010 1101001111 110100010 1 01010101 0101001010 010111001 1111001010 1 11011101 100101110 11010101 011101110 1 101001100 010101100 11111101 110101010 1 11010101 0111010010 11010111 010101010 1 11111101 111110110 1110101 111111010 1 111101110 101101010 11010011 110101000 1 010101001 011000010 11010101 011001010 1 11110111 010101010 01111101 110111110 1 11010101 101111110 11010101 110101010 1 10110011 011110010 101011101 0101110100 1 11111101 11111110 11011111 111101010
- Amount of stanzas: 26
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 77
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Béranger's "Broken Fiddle";
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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