This is an analysis of the poem Dernière Entrevue that begins with:

Attends, nous allons dire adieu :
Ce mot seul désarmera Dieu....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AX XX XX XX AX aX XX XX XX bb XX XX Xa XX aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101001 1111001 1111010 10011100 1101011 11110110 1011010 101110100 011101001 1111001 1011101 11111101 01010101 111110011 1110110 11101110 10100111 1101110 110110100 111010100 11001011 11100111 11011110 111111110 11111100 11110011 1111011 11111111 11111101 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ses, de are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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