This is an analysis of the poem Les Cloches Et Les Larmes that begins with:

Sur la terre où sonne l'heure,
Tout pleure, ah ! mon Dieu ! tout pleure....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXXX XX aXXa XX XXXX XX XXXX XXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,2,4,2,4,2,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1111111 110110 0110110 0100111 1111110 111111 1111111 11101 111011 111010 10111010 111111 1111111 11101 10011100 101110 110110 111111 1111111 101010 111001 111111 11101010 10101000 1001010 1011001 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Les Cloches Et Les Larmes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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