This is an analysis of the poem Carcassonne (The Original French Version) that begins with:

« Je me fais vieux, j'ai soixante ans,
J'ai travaillé toute ma vie,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXbX cXXXXdXX XXXXXXXX dXXbXXcX XaXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101 110111 11010111 110011 1111101101 01010110 1111110001 1111011100 1111011 1011001 11110011 1111101 11101100 1111011 010111110 1111101100 111011111 111111100 11110101 11011110 11101111 1110100 11111 1111101100 01001110 111001110 11011100 1100111 111101010 11111010 111111010 11011100 11111001 111101 11101111 1101110 11101110 0101010 110011100 1111111100 10101010 110111 1110110101 1101010 1100100 110111010 1101010 111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Carcassonne (The Original French Version);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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