This is an analysis of the poem Le Bœuf Spectral that begins with:

Le grand bœuf roux aux cornes glauques
Hante là-bas la paix des champs,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXX XaXA XXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111010 1111111 11101110 10001110 111111100 11111011 011111010 1111111 111101 11110110 1011110 1011010 100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; les is repeated.

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

  • summary of Le Bœuf Spectral;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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