This is an analysis of the poem Je Ne Sais Plus, Je Ne Veux Plus that begins with:

Je ne sais plus d'où naissait ma colère ;
Il a parlé... ses torts sont disparus ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXA XXXXa aXXaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111111011 101111100 11111101 11011101 111111 111111100111 11010111110 111111101 10110101111 111111 111111011110 1110101100 11101111 1110010110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Je Ne Sais Plus, Je Ne Veux Plus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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