This is an analysis of the poem Éloge De La Lyre that begins with:

A SILVAIN.
I...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X XXXXaXXXXX X XXXXXXXXXa X XXXXbbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,10,1,10,1,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 1 11011010 111010 1101000111 110111010 1101011 111001 010101 0101111100 1010110 111000 1 1101111 1101011 111011 11110 111011110 011110 110111 1110100 101110 11101111 1 1010110 10101011 11100110 10110011 11011 101011 11011000 111110 110011 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines es, toiles, e are repeated).

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

  • summary of Éloge De La Lyre;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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