This is an analysis of the poem Les Camélias that begins with:

Dans le boudoir tendu de choses de Malines
Tout est désert ce soir, Emmeline est au bal....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XX Xa XX XX Xa XX aX XX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100100100 1011111010111 111011110 01100011001 111011101110 101110111010 111101011010 01001111100 01110111100 111101010110 111001100100 110101110100 111011101010 1011111001 111010110010 111011110110 1011111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Les Camélias;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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