This is an analysis of the poem Bal Décadent that begins with:

C’était une danse
De la décadence....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX Xa aa XX XX bb XX XX XX XX XX XX XX ca XX XX XX Xd Xc Xd cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0110 1110 1001 11100 11110 111101 11011 111000 10110 11010 11110 11101 11111 1110 1110 11101 1111 111 10100 110 11000 11000 10110 10110 11111 110 1100 10010 1101 111 101 11111 110110 110 11100 1110 11010 11111 11010 11100 10110 1110 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 39
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; les, et are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word on is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines pas, s are repeated).

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  • summary of Bal Décadent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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