This is an analysis of the poem La Porte that begins with:

La porte de l'hôtel sourit terriblement
Qu'est-ce que cela peut me faire ô ma maman...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101000 101110111110 1101111110 111010111011 10110011010 101011001110 1011111111111 111111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 395
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (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 La Porte;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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