This is an analysis of the poem Les Septs Épées that begins with:

La première est toute d'argent
Et son nom tremblant c'est Pâline ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001110 1111011 11111010 11010100 10101110 110110 011111110 11110110 101111 1111100 110110 10111110 1010100 111111 1101001 11010 0111111 101111000 1101110 111010110 110110 11111100 1111110 11111000 1111110 110101 11011101 111011 011110 11101100 11101 11111 10101010 1110111 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Les Septs Épées;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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