This is an analysis of the poem Je Ne Veux Feuilleter Les Exemplaires Grecs that begins with:

Je ne veux feuilleter les exemplaires Grecs,
Je ne veux retracer les beaux traits d'un Horace,...

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: XaXa XXaa XXa XXa
  • 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: 11111100110001 11111100111110 111111001111 111110110101 1110101101 10001111110 1111011011 111101111010 111100001001 111101001110 11001011100 10111100100111 111111110010 1111011101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; je, veux, d'un are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Je Ne Veux Feuilleter Les Exemplaires Grecs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Joachim du Bellay