This is an analysis of the poem Un Arc De Triomphe that begins with:

Tout ce qu'ont dit les hirondelles
Sur ce colossal bâtiment,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XbXX aXXX bXXX XXXX cXcX XddX XXXX XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111000 1101010 111110 10101100 1111110 11111001 100111110 11010110 11111 1011110 1110010 1101110 1010101 1100111 11100010 1001111 1011011110 101011100 111110 10011100 1111111 1110010 10110101 11001110 1111010 110111001 11111110 1110011 110111010 11011011 101111 111111111 11011000 011110 1011110 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Un Arc De Triomphe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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