This is an analysis of the poem Veillée that begins with:
Quand ma lampe est éteinte, et que pas une étoile
Ne scintille en hiver aux vitres des maisons,...
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: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101111111 1110110110110 1111110110010 1111110111 1110110011 111111110011 11111011110 10111111100 1011011001 111101110 1111111111011 010100110010 11110011100 111001011101101 111101101110 11001000110 1111101011 111111111111101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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 Veillée;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
