This is an analysis of the poem La Sincère that begins with:

Veux-tu l'acheter ?
Mon coeur est à vendre....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX AXAX BXBb XXXX XaXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100 11011 11100 11100 11110 10101 11110 11110 11101 11010 11101 11110 11101 11111 11101 11001 1111 111101 1111 101111 01100 1111 01100 11110 11110 110110 11110 10101 1110 11110 1110 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; le is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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