This is an analysis of the poem Devant Le Feu that begins with:
Par les hivers anciens, quand nous portions la robe,
Tout petits, frais, rosés, tapageurs et joufflus,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXba XXXb XXX XXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 111010111011 11011100110 10111011111 1110110101 1011011101110 10110101010 11001011111 100110110011 1110110101101 11111001110 11111010011 10010111001 11011111010 111011111111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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 Devant Le Feu;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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