This is an analysis of the poem Fierté, Pardonne-Moi! that begins with:

Fierté, pardonne-moi !
Fierté, je t'ai trahie ! ......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBXA XXXaX AXBXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101 11111 11111 111111111 11101 110110 1101110 1111 11110111111011 11111 1101 11111 11111 111111111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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; fiert, sans are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Fierté, Pardonne-Moi!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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