This is an analysis of the poem Confiance that begins with:

Quoi ! Sans te soucier de l'océan qui gronde,
Tu veux ta place à bord, sur mon vaisseau perdu ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX aXXX XXX XXX
  • 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: 1111001011 11111111010 111010100111 1101111011100 1111011111 111011111110 110111111 110110111111 111011101 110011111001 1111011111 11110010110 10111111111 1101110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; dans, j'ai, ton are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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