This is an analysis of the poem Noël De Vieil Artiste that begins with:

La bise geint, la porte bat,
Un Ange emporte sa capture....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXX abAB XbXX XA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1110110 111110 11010010 100111110 111110 111111 1110110 01010010 11100110 10111100 11111110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; la is repeated.

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

  • summary of Noël De Vieil Artiste;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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