This is an analysis of the poem Albani. Au Chevet Funéraire De La Reine Victoria. that begins with:

Froide, et couronne au front, la morte bien-aimée
Reposait sur un lit de rose et de jasmin ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXa XXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110111111 100111011010 11101011100 1001110001 11111001110 1011101010 10111111010 011001111111 10111011111 1010101011010 11110110010 1010100100 111011101 1110111010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; et, de, la are repeated.

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

  • summary of Albani. Au Chevet Funéraire De La Reine Victoria.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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