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

Aux jours de sa vieille détresse
Elle avait, la pauvre négresse,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XaX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Xaa XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 110111 111010 11001110 1011100 11010111 1011011 11001101 11111 1110100 10111010 1010110 10110 1011100 111110 10110110 111110 1101100 11011111 1111111 10001011 111110 01011111 11111101101 11101111 10110100 1000101 1011010 10100111 11101110 10101100 1111110100 11100100 111011 1111101 1101100 111111 1010101110 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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