This is an analysis of the poem La Piquante that begins with:
Quoth Flavilla, 'Think I can't
Why they will call me 'piquant.''... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aX bbXXccAAdd eeAA ffaaAA ggaaa eehhhhaaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,10,4,6,5,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1100111 1101110 1100111 1110101 0111011 10111100 1010011 1010101 101001 100010 01111101 10100101 1010101 0110100 101001 100010 0110111 0011101 111011 1011101 101001 100010 1111111 0110001 1011100 1011101 1110101 00101010 11111010 1111001 1011101 11111101 1010101 1010111 11010101 0001001 0000010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; this is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words is'nt, isn't are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word piquant at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of La Piquante;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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