This is an analysis of the poem Quand Le Pilot Voit Le Nord Luire Ès Cieux that begins with:
Quand le pilot voit le nord luire ès cieux,
La calme mer ronfler sous la carène, ...
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: XXXX XXXX XXX aaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1010101111 11110111 11110111 111011100 01111010110 111110010 1111011100 1010111011 1010101010 1011101110 011111010 1111011111101 11110101 1111111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; la is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines re is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Quand Le Pilot Voit Le Nord Luire Ès Cieux;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Jean Antoine de Baif
- Analysis of Quiconque Fit D'Amour La Pourtraiture
- Analysis of Un Jour, Quand De Lyver L'Ennuieuse Froidure
- Analysis of Une Amoureuse Ardeur
