This is an analysis of the poem Five O'Clock that begins with:

Comme Litz se dit triste au piano voisin !
Le givre a ciselé de fins vases fantasques,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XbXX a XXbX a XXXX X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101001 010100110100 1010100010 110011110000 1110110100 110011101001 111110111100 11101110000 10110110010 111100110100 110011101001 010101111010 11011111000010 11111100110110 1100010111 1111 101011110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Five O'Clock;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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