This is an analysis of the poem Cors De Chasse that begins with:

Notre histoire est noble et tragique
Comme le masque d'un tyran...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XaXXX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100110110 101110 11100110 101100 111101010 11001010 1010111 111101 10101111 111100010 11011101 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Cors De Chasse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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