This is an analysis of the poem La Réponse Du Crucifix that begins with:

En expirant sur l'arbre affreux du Golgotha,
De quel regret ton âme, ô Christ, fut-elle pleine ?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XX XX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,2,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110011100100 0101111111 11010011101 1110111111110 10111111100 111110111111 11110110110 10011010110 11111001010 110001111 1101010001 110011101 110111011011 10111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of La Réponse Du Crucifix;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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